Custom Piece Miniature – Soviet NKVD Internal Troops “Shinel” Greatcoat – 3D Print for LEGO Minifigure

This is a custom clothing accessory for a toy minifigure, representing a Soviet NKVD Internal Troops “Shinel” Greatcoat from the World War II era.

The design of this Shinel greatcoat is consistent with other Soviet military overcoats of the period, featuring a heavy, brownish-grey woolen appearance and a printed brown belt. The critical detail that identifies the specific service branch is the color of the insignia. This coat has bright blue collar tabs (petlitsy). In the complex system of Soviet uniforms, this distinct blue color was assigned to the NKVD Internal Troops. These were the militarized security and police forces under the control of the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs). Their wartime duties were vast, ranging from guarding important infrastructure and suppressing partisans to acting as “blocking detachments” at the front. While they were a separate entity from the regular Red Army, these troops often participated directly in combat, making this uniform representative of a soldier from a powerful and feared security organ of the Soviet state.