The Panamka (Russian: панамка), also called a Panamanka (Russian: панамaнка) by non-Russian speakers, was a common name for the standard tropical headgear of the Soviet Army. Officially, the M-38 Field Hat, the Panamka was introduced on 10 March 1938, for troops of the Red Army in the Central Asian, North Caucasian and Transcaucasian military districts and Crimea.
The Panamka (Russian: панамка), also called a Panamanka (Russian: панамaнка) by non-Russian speakers, was a common name for the standard tropical headgear of the Soviet Army. Officially, the M-38 Field Hat, the Panamka was introduced on 10 March 1938, for troops of the Red Army in the Central Asian, North Caucasian and Transcaucasian military districts and Crimea.
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