White Guard 1917-1922

Officers of the White Army's named regiments did not wear the gold or silver galloon officer's shoulder straps of the Russian Imperial Army; instead, they used cloth shoulder straps with the same number of stars and gaps corresponding to the rank. Only experienced volunteers who had participated in the Kuban campaigns had the right to wear colored shoulder straps. The remaining officers who had transferred from the Red Army or joined the army in newly liberated areas initially wore ordinary protective shoulder straps and only after a long time were they honored to wear colored shoulder straps[2].

Each regiment had a cap and shoulder straps of a certain color. The shoulder straps had monograms of the capital letter of the regiment's chief's surname.

The Kornilovites had:
- a black and red cap (crown and band) - in 1917 and red and black in 1918 and after, and black and red shoulder straps (the upper half was black, the lower half was red) with a white letter "K". The colors meant "Death or Freedom" . The colors were chosen back in World War I and symbolized freedom (red) and the unwillingness to live if Russia perished (black). They corresponded to the Kornilov banner, that is, each Kornilovite carried part of the banner on his uniform. On the left sleeve was a blue chevron in the shape of a shield with the white inscription "Kornilovites" and a white skull over crossed bones and swords (point down). At the bottom of the chevron was a red grenade, as a symbol of the continuity of the grenadier units. The artillerymen of the Kornilov units had caps with a green crown and a black band. The artillerymen wore black shoulder straps with yellow crossed cannons and the letter "K".
For the Markovites:
- a black and white cap (white crown and black band) and black shoulder straps with white piping with a white letter "M" (all with white piping). The black color symbolized the current state of Russia (mourning for Russia), and white - the hope for its resurrection.
The Markov artillerymen wore caps with a white crown and black band and black shoulder straps with a white letter "M" (all with red piping).
For the Drozdovites:
- a crimson and white cap (crimson crown and white band) and crimson shoulder straps with a yellow letter "D". The crimson color symbolized the reflection of the battles and fires of their famous campaign from Iasi to the Don. According to another version, crimson was previously the color of the rifle units of the imperial army and was used by the Drozdovites as their successors. The Drozdovite infantry and cavalry wore crimson shoulder straps with black and white piping, and the Drozdovite artillerymen wore black ones.
The artillerymen of the Drozdovite units wore caps with a crimson crown and black band and red shoulder straps with a yellow letter "D".
The Alekseyevites:
— a cap with a white crown and blue band and blue shoulder straps with a white letter "A". The light blue and white colours of the Alekseyevtsy uniform symbolised the youth of the cadets, cadets, high school students and students who followed the call of General Alekseyev and joined the White struggle to save Russia. The blue colour was the colour of the uniforms of educational institutions, and the Alekseevsky Regiment was formed in 1918, including from the student youth – students and high school students.

Artillerymen of the Alekseev units wore caps with a white crown and a black band and black shoulder straps with a yellow letter "A". All ranks had a chevron of Russian national colors sewn on the left sleeve with an angle down, introduced in the Volunteer Army on January 10, 1918 for all military personnel.