Registration numbers for WW2 Soviet soft-skin vehicles: trucks, cars, jeeps, Lend-Lease vehicles, Katyusha rocket launchers, AA gun carriers and tractors. From 1942 the Red Army painted a registration number in white on each vehicle's cab doors and on the rear or tailgate. The number was one Cyrillic letter followed by digits; the letters were assigned at random, so any letter suits any vehicle. The letters З, О, Ч, Щ and Ц were not used in wartime, so they do not appear on these sheets.
Formats:
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Early War (1942-43): letter, then 1-15-25 style digits, e.g. Ж-2-15-25. Letter the same height as the digits.
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Late War (1944-45): letter, then 21-525 style digits, e.g. Ж-21-525, with the taller letter seen from 1944.
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Tractor, Early War / Late War: the shorter tractor format, e.g. Л-84-23, with the standard or the taller letter.
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Star versions (Late War and Tractor, Late War): the same numbers with a small star above the last digit, as seen on many vehicles from 1944. Star sheets hold fewer registrations because each door copy sits beside its tailgate copy.
Two kinds of sheet:
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Letter sheets (А to Я): every registration on the sheet starts with the letter you choose, handy for giving a unit one letter or matching a reference photo.
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Variety 1-5: a mix of letters on each sheet.
Every registration on a sheet comes as a set of 6: three tailgate-size copies, each with a door-size copy directly beneath it. Within a format, no registration repeats on any other sheet, so you can combine sheets to mark a whole column of vehicles.
Registrations per sheet at 15mm: Early War 18, Late War 15, Tractor Early War 24, Tractor Late War 20.
Decal sizes (white numbers; Star formats include the star, millimeters, height x length; length depends on the letters and digits):
| Format |
Door size |
Tailgate size |
| Early War (1942-43) |
1.0 x 3.8-4.6 |
1.5 x 6.1-7.4 |
| Late War (1944-45) |
1.4 x 3.7-4.8 |
2.0 x 5.6-7.3 |
| Tractor, Early War |
1.0 x 2.9-3.7 |
1.5 x 4.7-5.9 |
| Tractor, Late War |
1.4 x 3.6-4.5 |
2.0 x 5.4-6.7 |
| Late War (1944-45), Star |
1.8 x 4.6-5.7 |
2.9 x 7.3-8.9 |
| Tractor, Late War, Star |
1.8 x 4.1-5.0 |
2.9 x 6.5-7.8 |
Star size: door 0.8 mm, tailgate 1.5 mm. Sheet size 101.6 x 50.8 mm (4 x 2 in).
Character heights (millimeters):
- Door size: digits 1.0; large letter 1.4
- Tailgate size: digits 1.5; large letter 2.0
Need the numbers on a black plate? See Soviet Soft-Skin Vehicle Registration Numbers, Black Plate (15mm).
White decals; the blue in the photos is only the preview background.
