Romania Romanian Patriotic Guard & Young Pioneer Pictures

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gents,

when visiting the in-laws over Easter,

I asked if by any chance they had any pictures from the "Old Days"

and the following were produced.

Kevin in Deva.

[Kev in Deva]

Front Cover.

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[Kev in Deva]

463 Pages on training, Drill, First Aid etc..etc..

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[Kev in Deva]

Ski Training.

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[Kev in Deva]

Grenade practice and technique.

Weapons Training with the 5.6mm and the Kalasnikov.

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[Kev in Deva]

Standard training weapon also used in the Military schools.

Unarmed combat

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[Kev in Deva]

My Father-in-Law, Pavel, as a member of the Patriotic Guard.

Outside the town of Cugir with daughter Adriana. (the future Mrs. Ryan )

Uniform was a Khaki Colour, shirt, Pants, and Khaki Beret with Brass Insignia.

He used to guard the weapons fabrication plant in the town of Cugir,

primary weapons made the Romanian Version of the Kalashnikov family of weapons.

Kevin in Deva.

[Kev in Deva]

Pavel on downtime from duty,

"a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!"

Kevin in Deva.

Edited May 8, 2008 by Kev in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Romanian Young Pioneers at school.

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Adriana Poppa, as a young Leader in the Romanian Pioneers.

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[Guest Rick Research]

Was the Patriotic Guard a national militia (in our sense of that word) or specifically industrial-related (as in the old Nazi "Werkschutz" factory guards)?

Trying to place them within the Soviet-Bloc range of armed and semi-armed bodies....

[Carol I]

Was the Patriotic Guard a national militia (in our sense of that word) or specifically industrial-related (as in the old Nazi "Werkschutz" factory guards)?

Trying to place them within the Soviet-Bloc range of armed and semi-armed bodies....

National militia, Rick.

[Guest Rick Research]

Unlike many of the other Soviet Bloc nations, there do not seem to have been any awards specifically for this organization?

[Kev in Deva]

Unlike many of the other Soviet Bloc nations, there do not seem to have been any awards specifically for this organization?

Hallo Rick,

this picture is from my trip to the Romanian Military Museum in March.

Patriotic Guard Uniform, Grade unknown to me.

I will add a close up of the badges in my collection later.

Kevin in Deva.

[Carol I]

Unlike many of the other Soviet Bloc nations, there do not seem to have been any awards specifically for this organization?

I think they had specific badges, but as awards I presume they could have received the national orders and medals.

[Kev in Deva]

Some Patriotic Guard Insignia.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Rear, some damage.

I have been told these were hat insignias

but the picture shown from the Romanian Military Museum

shows them worn on the breast of the jacket.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Close-up of the belt & buckle, similar to the one on the P. G. uniform

in the Romanian Military Museum, Bucharest, but, I will have to look for confirmation

that it is the correct one, I have a suspicion that the one in the museum and the one

I attach pictures off is in fact from the post communist period:-

Pressed steel construction.

Size 60mm X 50mm

Weight:- 68 gram.

Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

[Kev in Deva]

Clip

Two buckles side by side

Originally issued in Matt black.

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[Kev in Deva]

The size of the smaller buckle is:-

57mm X 49mm

Weight:- 55 gram.

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[Kev in Deva]

I believe it more likely the buckle in brass

was the one used by the military including the P.G.

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[Kev in Deva]

Rear:-

Size of Brass version:- 58mm X 48mm

Weight:- 65 gram.

I will add belt width and pictures tomorrow,

as I prefer to take pictures in natural light.

Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Edited September 9, 2010 by Kev in Deva

[Ian Marotto]

Thank you for the photos ..You would think during this period of time it would be a RSR buckle..

Ian

[Kev in Deva]

Thank you for the photos ..You would think during this period of time it would be a RSR buckle..

Ian

Thats one of the reasons care has to be taken when observing things in the Museums here

even though the communist period is quite fresh in peoples minds,

the staff do inadvertently make mistakes with regards displays.

Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

[Kev in Deva]

The lower I would say is post Revolution period

pre 1945 Buckles as far as I recall had a crown

rather the coat of Arms.

Kevin in Deva. :beer: