Soviet Union Artillery Parade. The tunic and trousers are identical to those worn by infantry generals. The black cap band is what denotes him as a tank or artillery general. Shoulder boards are red piped like infantry generals on these Soviet Union artillery parade uniforms.

The Soviet Union artillery parade cap (Above) was Part of the new service uniform introduced for Army Armor officers in 1949 and worn until 1958, this 1953 dated cap has a dark green crown (as opposed to the brownish khaki more often seen). The band is black velvet, the traditional color and fabric for armor officers, while piping is red. The chinstrap is made of black oilcloth (impregnated fabric). The national cockade is the new officers' oval version standardized in 1955, replacing the simple red star used previously by Army officers. The visor is round-edged and is made of black lacquered cardboard/ fiberboard.

Soviet Union Artillery Parade Uniform Generals in M1945
A Major-General of Artillery M1945 parade uniform (Below). The tunic and trousers are identical to those worn by infantry generals. The black cap band is what denotes him as a tank or artillery general. Shoulder boards are red piped like infantry generals. Tank generals did not wear shoulder board insignia, while artillery generals did. The embroidered crossed canons are just visible above the single silver star. He wears the silver M1943 parade belt (with red stripes to match uniform piping - as worn by infantry, artillery and tank generals). The medals are worn in the pre-September 1945 style.