lampasse

Also known as trouser stripes, lampasses

thumb|Soviet marshals Georgy Zhukov| Zhukov and Rokossovsky with red double lampasses in 1945

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thumb|Soviet marshals Georgy Zhukov| Zhukov and Rokossovsky with red double lampasses in 1945

Lampasse(s) () are trouser stripes adorning the dress uniforms of many armed forces, police, fire and other public uniformed services. In German-speaking countries the uniforms of general staff–qualified officers featured distinctive double-wide lampasses.

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