What are these collar tabs?

[horsesoldier176]

Tovarisch Boyesh;

I know that these are not Litzen, but I don't know what else to call them, except perhaps collar tabs, but they clearly do not serve the same function as collar tabs originally did.

I have only noticed these on dress, and parade uniforms, so can anyone tell me...

A: What are they called in the Red Army?

B: What do they signify?

C: What is their purpose?



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Boridin

[horsesoldier176]

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Boridin

[Ottoman]

Well, I'm no expert on the matter, though I'd still like to pitch my couple of kopeks in.

I've seen these a couple of times(though not very often) mostly on immediate postwar, 1946, Victory Parade, etc. uniforms, and were on the uniforms for that brief period before they transferred to the Collar-Tab/Shoulder Board system thereafter that I think they kept until they collapsed.

I don't really know their purpose, the most I could think of would be their rank 'type' I guess you could say, (i.e. Enlisted, NCO, Officer, etc.) or branch of service. There's always that part of me that just thinks the Soviets put them on there so it'd look cooler. ;D

Just my thoughts on the matter, sorry if it didn't really add anything, but now that I've gotten to thinking about it, I'm wanting to do some research on it.

- Vladimir I. S.