KGB, MVD,
FSB, VDV, GAI, Boder Guards, Speznaz, Paratroopers, OMON and other Military
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These badges have not been pre-sorted, that is why I can't
name the selections other than: Page1, Page2, etc. There are approximately 25
badges per page. As usual, every thumbnail is linked to a large image. The
badges were scanned at 500 dpi (large ones - at 300 dpi.) resolution to bring
out the details !
Most of them are made of brass, enameled and have
screw type connectors on the back. These are not commemorative pins sold to the
public. They were manufactured for MVD and other respective agencies and were
handed out to the individuals and have very limited amounts. Quite often badges
do commemorate anniversaries of the establishment of those squads, agencies,
etc
. There are a number of Belarus and Ukranian badges.
Page
"New Speznaz 1" and "New Speznaz 2" are mostly Speznaz, Airborne and other
military.
NEW Pages #9 (mostly
MVD), #10 (assorted), #11 (GAI or Police patrool) and #12 (Military patrool)
are added on October 15th, 2001 |
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Here is a list of common abbreviations and
links to reference materials:
KGB - "Committee of the State Security" (Komitet
Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti). Originally created as Che-Ka
headed by Felix Dzerzinski; Later renamed to OGPU (headed by Nikolai
Ezov), then NKVD (headed by Lavrenti Beria). Border guards are a
part of KGB.
MVD - "Ministry of Internal Affairs" (Ministerstvo
Vnytrennih Del) Includes all Police forces or Milicia, GAI, OMON.
FSB - "Federal Security Bureau" (Federalnaia Sluzba
Bezopasnosti)
GAI - "State Automobile Inspection"
(Gosudarstvennaia Auto Inspekcia), recently it was renamed to
GIBBD - just a road police, but in Russia it plays much-much bigger role
then in the rest of the world (except Republic of Georgia)
OMON -
"Special Milicia Brigade" (Otryad Milicii Osobogo
Naznachenia)
VDV - "Airborne Troops" (Vosdushno Desantnye
Voiska)
RF - "Russian federation"
PSB - (Presidentskaia Sluzba Bezopasnosti)
"Presitent Security Service"
FSO- "Federal Protective Service" (Federal'naya
Sluzhba Okhrani )
GRU - "Main Intelligence
Administration" (Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie) Spetsnaz belongs
to GRU (follow the link to GRU).
FSNP - "Federal
service of RF tax police"
Essay on KGB badges written
by: Shawn M.
Caza
It covers a lot of
badges. Here is a link to his web site:
SMC
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