Christian Zulus Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) YU Lapel PinsGentlemen,as the Soviet Union, communist Yugoslavia had a lot of lapel pins in all fields.Please show your collection .For some unknown or rare ones, we might find out their specific meaning & function.Best regards Christian Edited June 20, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christian Zulus Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) Staff-lapel-pin of Tito's yacht "Galeb"Gentlemen,Tito used a very large yacht, the "Galeb" (= seagull), for his journeys around the world. The ship is now on sale again: http://www.sybarites.org/2006/05/08/marsha...-auctioned-off/ and in a really bad condition .I got this - rather large - lapel pin from Branko Karakas, renowed YU-composer, conductor, JNA-colonel & personel director of music of the late Marshal Tito:He told me, that this was the lapel pin for the staff at Tito's yacht "Galeb".Best regards ChristianBTW: I asked Branko which military orders - as a colonel - he got from Tito. He told me, that he received all the 3rd classes of most of them . Edited July 14, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christian Zulus Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 DOM JNA ZEMUNGentlemen,this seems to be a rather old lapel pin of the JNA-airforce-HQ in Zemun, Belgrade:Has anyone more informations about the "Dom JNA" in Zemun ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 3 unknown lapel pins from YUGentlemen,these are 3 - for me - unknown lapel pins from Yugoslavia:Does anyone have an idea, what they might be ?The first has something to do with an youth-organisation, I assume.Many thanks for your expertise in advance .Best regards Christian
Drugo Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 AMS is the "Auto Moto Savez" Srbije - Autocar union of Serbia.The 2nd one I can't really remember at the moment what SSOJ stands for, but I'm sure other people here will be able to answer you, it's nothing unusual....I never saw the 3rd one.SorryFilip
Christian Zulus Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 Dear Filip,many thanks for your expertise .Is it the youth-club of the "Auto Moto Savez" in Serbia ?Best regards ChristianBTW: Do you have any access to the auction results from Belgrade http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18883 ?AMS is the "Auto Moto Savez" Srbije - Autocar union of Serbia.The 2nd one I can't really remember at the moment what SSOJ stands for, but I'm sure other people here will be able to answer you, it's nothing unusual....I never saw the 3rd one.SorryFilip
SasaYU Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Second one means: "Savez socijalisticke omladine Jugoslavije" - "Union of socialist jouth of Yugoslavia"Third one: PPT is for "Prva Petoletka Trstenik" - that is a fabric in town Trstenik, now in Serbia.
Christian Zulus Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 Second one means: "Savez socijalisticke omladine Jugoslavije" - "Union of socialist jouth of Yugoslavia"Third one: PPT is for "Prva Petoletka Trstenik" - that is a fabric in town Trstenik, now in Serbia.Dear Sasa,many thanks for your expertise .So, the first pin is like "Komsomol" in CCCP.Best regards Christian
Drugo Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 -No, it's not the youth-club... I actually don't know what they mean with "podmladak" in this case. -Of course SSOJ is what Sasa said! Well done... And I never heard of the PPT.-No, I don't know how the auction ended.Regards,Filip
Christian Zulus Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 -No, it's not the youth-club... I actually don't know what they mean with "podmladak" in this case. Dear Filip,maybe they mean with "podmladak" new member to the motor club ?Best regards Christian
Drugo Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Don't know... Maybe you're right, and I'm wrong, and it's the youth-club... I'm considering it again from the pictures at the bottom of the AMSS homepage.I'm sure it will be an easy issue for those who live there... let's wait and see. Regards,Filip
Christian Zulus Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 Don't know... Maybe you're right, and I'm wrong, and it's the youth-club... I'm considering it again from the pictures at the bottom of the AMSS homepage.I'm sure it will be an easy issue for those who live there... let's wait and see. Dear Filip,many thanks for the link to AMSS .Well, the ?AMTC http://www.oeamtc.at/ in Austria - the same organisation like AMSS in Serbia - has a youth club and special membership fees for young people, who are cyclist and so on.Best regards Christian
SasaYU Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Christian,You goti it right."Podmladak" means young members of the club. Youth club.
SasaYU Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 DOM JNA ZEMUNGentlemen,this seems to be a rather old lapel pin of the JNA-airforce-HQ in Zemun, Belgrade:Has anyone more informations about the "Dom JNA" in Zemun ?Best regards ChristianI almost forgot."Dom JNA" means: Club of JNA (Yugoslav peoples army).
Christian Zulus Posted June 23, 2007 Author Posted June 23, 2007 Dear Sasa,many thanks for your expertise .So, the JNA had special clubs and that pin is from the JNA-Zemun-Club ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted June 24, 2007 Author Posted June 24, 2007 Memorial at the Airforce-HQ-ZemunGentlemen,that's the memorial at the outside wall of the Airforce-HQ-Zemun listing all the KIAs and victims of the airforce during the 1999-war.My daughter Milica stands right to the memorial:Best regards ChristianDOM JNA ZEMUNGentlemen,this seems to be a rather old lapel pin of the JNA-airforce-HQ in Zemun, Belgrade:Has anyone more informations about the "Dom JNA" in Zemun ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted June 24, 2007 Author Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Memorial at the Airforce-HQ-Zemun - close upGentlemen,that's a close up of the memorial showing the victims according to their rank - starting with a General ...:We shall never forget the heros, who defended their motherland in the air!Best regards Christian Edited June 24, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Laurence Strong Posted June 24, 2007 Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Here are a couple of mine, I have a few more ,though IIRC they are more specific towards the city of daruvar. Never thoght anyone would be interested in them so they are squirriled away some where...I think this is for a youth organisation. Edited June 24, 2007 by Laurence Strong
SasaYU Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Laurence,first one is a pin of the Pionir organisation.In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia children were entering a Pionir organisation at the start of their elementary school.
Christian Zulus Posted June 27, 2007 Author Posted June 27, 2007 Laurence,first one is a pin of the Pionir organisation.In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia children were entering a Pionir organisation at the start of their elementary school.Dear Sasa,many thanks for your expertise .Is that the general & official lapel pin of the YU-Pionir-Organisation ?I have several of these JNA-Lapel-Pins in my collection - also gilded with gold. Have there been different ranks according to the colour of the pin ?Best regards Christian
SasaYU Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 You are welcome. Anytime.That is the official pin of the Pionir organisation.As for your JNA pins Christian, post their pictures and I will try to give you as much information as I can.
Christian Zulus Posted June 30, 2007 Author Posted June 30, 2007 JNA lapel pins - silver & goldGentlemen,Laurence presented a JNA lapel pin in bronze to us. Here are two silver ones (1cm & 2cm in diameter) in one in gold (1cm diameter):Is there a ranking among these JNA lapel pins ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted June 30, 2007 Author Posted June 30, 2007 Tito's death & funeral - 2 lapel pinsGentlemen,these are two lapel pins about Tito's death:Best regards Christian
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