Uniforms of the Czecho-Slovak Legion Military Police and Courts,
1917-1920

All material and reconstructions are by A. Karevskiy.

The main sources for this material are:

Tatarov, B. "Czechoslovak Military Formations in Russia: Part 1, 1917-1918 // Staryi Tseykhgauz, No. 5-6", Moscow, 2015. pp. 54-76; and " ... Part 2, 1919-1920 // Staryi Tseykhgauz, No. 3", Moscow, 2016, pp.73-83.

Orian, E., Panus, B., Stechlik, E. and Steidler, F. "Ceskoslovenska Legie v Rusku, 1914-1920", Prague, 2014.

Bullock, D. "The Czech Legion // Men-at-Arms No. 447", Oxford, 2007.

Sleeve insignia of military police:
1 – sergeant of the military police komand of the 4th Regiment, early version;
2 – second lieutenant of the military police komand of the 3rd Regiment;
3 – lieutenant of the military police komand at the HQ of the 1st Division;
4 – lance-corporal of the military police komand at the HQ of the Czechoslovak Army;
5 – duty arm-band

Order No. 30 of 21 April 1919, reorganised the various police komands in the units into a unified military police. A uniform insignia was introduced: while on duty they were to wear a white and red arm-band 6 centimetres wide on the left sleeve above the elbow; outside of duty they had a 1-centimetre-wide white and red ribbon above the sleeve badge.

As well as at Army level, there were also komands at the Czechoslovak Military Council and the higher military courts.

Insignia of military court personnel:
1 – lieutenant of the divisional court of the 1st Division;
2 – captain of the divisional court of the 2nd Division;
3 – major of the divisional court of the 3rd Division;
4 – Colonel of the Corps (Army) Court

Order No. 34 of 24 May 1919 established purple for the collar tabs and stripes of officer judges.

Uniforms of military police komands and military courts:
1 – lieutenant of the military police komand at the 3rd Division HQ;
2 – second-lieutenant of a regimental military police komand ("Vladivostok uniform");
3 – sergeant of the 4th Regiment's military police komand (on duty, "Vladivostok uniform");
4 – captain of a military court

The "Vladivostok uniform" began to be introduced in June 1919, so Figures 1 and 4 are before it had been issued, which did take some time.