OSOAVIAKhIM membership badge

[Adrian Stevenson]

Another new one.

A pre war membership badge of the (ОСОАВИАХИМ, Союз обществ содействия обороне и авиационно-химическому строительству СССР, Union of Societies of Assistance to Defence and Aviation-Chemical Construction of the USSR) created on 27 January 1927 by merging the Society of Assistance to Defence (Общество Содействия Обороне (ОСО)), Society of Friends of the Air Force (Общество друзей Воздушного флота (ОДВФ)) and Society of Friends of the Chemical Defense and Chemical Industry (Общество друзей химической обороны и химической промышленности (Доброхим СССР)).

They formed a good semi trained cadre for the Red Army at the outbreak of war in 1941.

Cheers, Ade.

[KradSpam]

Holy-acronym Batman. That's a mouthful! Thanks for adding it Ade, I've never seen it before.

[douglas2496]

I learn something new and interesting everytime I log on here.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks for the comments guys.

This badge was introduced in 1941.

Cheers, Ade

[Gunny Hartmann]

Very nicely designed award!...

[harryamb2]

Ade got to ask this,does the wife know you bought all these badges ?lol

[Adrian Stevenson]

Lez is cool with it In fact, I rang her during our "tea break" at the show to tell her. She appreciates a bargain.

Cheers, Ade.

[harryamb2]

you have a good one there.

[Adrian Stevenson]

She says she knows..LOL