Czechoslovakia P U ! A 1940s Czech Communist School Badge ?

[Guest Rick Research]

This is a little one (unlike the monstrously huge Military Academy badges) that I'll show first next to a 1946-56 Soviet University Graduate badge that I also picked up at today's show, for size comparison

Like the gigantic Military Academy badgtes, it is made by Zukov (mark "Zukov O2" on the screw dissk only),and the badge and screw disk are obviously silver, though unhallmarked. The screwplate is silvered on one side and brass on the other. The lion appears to have never been silvered, unless that's worn off the brass:

Unfortunately, since the lion is a pronged-on separate piece, at some point it got squeezed on the back leg, fracturing out the red enamel from the star there.

But look at kitty's tummy-- that is the OLD Czech shield, not the Communist model--sitting on a red star!

So is this from the period around the 1948 coup?

P = ???

Political ?

Police ?

Pedagogical ?

[GRA]

PU = Pechotni Uciliste

That would be a badge from the Infantry School, in use 1955-1962

Other abbreviations:

AU = Automobilni Uciliste - Transport School

DTU = Delostrelecke Technicke U - Artillery Technical

DU = Delostrelecke U - Artillery

IU = Intendancni U - Intendance

LTU = Letecke Technicke U - Air Force Technical

LU = Letecke U - Air Force

SU = Spojovaci U - Signals

TU = Tankove U K Gottwalda - Tank School of Klement Gottwald

UCO = U Civilni Obrany - Civil Defence

U PSL = U Pozemnich Specialistu Letectva - Air Ground Specialists

U PVO = U Protivzdusne Obrany - Anti-aircraft

VPU = Vojenskopoliticke U J Hakena - Military Political School of J Haken

VU = Vojenske U Hrdiny SSSR Kapitana O Jarose - Military School of Hero of Soviet Union Captain O Jaros (1958-)

VU PVS = Vojenske U Pohranicni a Vnitrni Straze J Fucika - Military School for Border and Interior Guards of J Fucik

ZU = Zdravotnicke U - Medical Orderlies

ZTU = Zenijni Technicke U i Pro Odbornost Chemik - Engineer Technical and Chemical

ZEL U = Zeleznicni U - Railway

Greetings/GRA

[Guest Rick Research]

Didn't expect that-- or that it could be so late, from the "old style" lion!

TERRIFIC list for the abbreviations!

[GRA]

Well, I guess it?s about Czechoslovakia, Bohemian (Czech) lion and Slovak shield, but I?m not sure.

Greetings/ GRA

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Rick,

most likley "Pedagogical" - there had been a quite a high number of these "Pedagogical Universities" in the democratic states in Eastern Europe in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

most likley "Pedagogical" - there had been a quite a high number of these "Pedagogical Universities" in the democratic states in Eastern Europe in the late 1940s and 1950s.

sorry .... I have been to late with my guessing - I think, that GRA seems to be right .

Best regards

Christian

[Taz]

Odznak pro absolventy leteck?ho technick?ho učili?tě

LTU = Letecke Technicke U - Air Force Technical

[Taz]

Odznak pro absolventy vojenskopolitick?ho učili?tě J. Hakena

VPU = Vojenskopoliticke U J Hakena - Military Political School of J Haken

[Taz]

Odznak pro absolventy Zdravotnick?ho politick?ho učili?tě v Ru?omberoku

ZU = Zdravotnicke U - Medical Orderlies

[Guest Rick Research]

VERY nice! Thanks! I haven't seen another here since the "PU" I picked up.

You switching over from CUban to CZech-- alphabetically, maybe? :lol:

[Taz]

VERY nice! Thanks! I haven't seen another here since the "PU" I picked up.

You switching over from CUban to CZech-- alphabetically, maybe?

HE HE ,

no Rick just thought I would add a little info and pics here,

Regards Eddie