Guest Rick Research Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 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 comparisonLike 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 Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 PU = Pechotni UcilisteThat would be a badge from the Infantry School, in use 1955-1962Other abbreviations:AU = Automobilni Uciliste - Transport SchoolDTU = Delostrelecke Technicke U - Artillery TechnicalDU = Delostrelecke U - ArtilleryIU = Intendancni U - IntendanceLTU = Letecke Technicke U - Air Force TechnicalLU = Letecke U - Air ForceSU = Spojovaci U - SignalsTU = Tankove U K Gottwalda - Tank School of Klement GottwaldUCO = U Civilni Obrany - Civil Defence U PSL = U Pozemnich Specialistu Letectva - Air Ground SpecialistsU PVO = U Protivzdusne Obrany - Anti-aircraftVPU = Vojenskopoliticke U J Hakena - Military Political School of J HakenVU = 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 FucikZU = Zdravotnicke U - Medical OrderliesZTU = Zenijni Technicke U i Pro Odbornost Chemik - Engineer Technical and ChemicalZEL U = Zeleznicni U - Railway Greetings/GRA
Guest Rick Research Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Didn't expect that-- or that it could be so late, from the "old style" lion! TERRIFIC list for the abbreviations!
GRA Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Well, I guess it?s about Czechoslovakia, Bohemian (Czech) lion and Slovak shield, but I?m not sure.Greetings/ GRA
Christian Zulus Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 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 Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 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 Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Odznak pro absolventy leteck?ho technick?ho učili?těLTU = Letecke Technicke U - Air Force Technical
Taz Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Odznak pro absolventy vojenskopolitick?ho učili?tě J. HakenaVPU = Vojenskopoliticke U J Hakena - Military Political School of J Haken
Taz Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Odznak pro absolventy Zdravotnick?ho politick?ho učili?tě v Ru?omberokuZU = Zdravotnicke U - Medical Orderlies
Guest Rick Research Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 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 Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 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
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