Ankle boots defeated tarpaulin boots
From the moment army boots began to appear to replace the "classic" boots (primarily the legendary "tarpaulin"), disputes began to flare up about what is better for a soldier. As usual, two irreconcilable camps have become isolated. Some are completely sure that there can be nothing better than ankle boots in the comfort and efficiency of resisting dirt, ice, heat and water. Others believe that ankle boots lose in this regard to ordinary tarpaulin boots if they fit well on the leg.
History military boots, which we call "ankle boots", officially dates back to the first half of the XX century. Their active introduction fell on the period of the Second World War. Moreover, they were used mainly by military personnel of foreign military contingents, including Nazi troops.
In the Soviet army, the spread of army boots was fraught with difficulties. First of all, in terms of the fact that preference was given to boots. There is evidence that this also had its own economic component - the production of boots was cheaper, since the technology was mastered decades ago.
Today, individual units no longer imagine themselves in tarpaulin boots. For special forces soldiers (and not only special forces), ankle boots have become a common piece of equipment that is irreplaceable. Today we can safely say that the ankle boots "won" the tarpaulin boots.
About ankle boots and their distribution in the troops of the Russian Federation and other countries - in the plot:
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