Militia / KGB patch ?

clebercalado · 12-09-2006, 03:02 AM

Hello

Is this patch militia or KGB ?

Regards from Brazil

***desantnik*** · 12-09-2006, 05:03 AM

I'm going off of memory both on attribution and the abbreviation, but I believe this is OMON - Otdel Militsii osobogo naznacheniya - or SWAT-type police.

willie777 · 12-09-2006, 08:35 AM

OMON belongs to the MVD though.

Oh, and its not Otdel, its Otryad.

Lapa · 12-09-2006, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie777

OMON belongs to the MVD though.

Just as Paul indicated in his post...

Marc

willie777 · 12-09-2006, 09:05 AM

MVD was interior troops.
Militia was National Police.

Lapa · 12-09-2006, 09:15 AM

Otdel MILITSII osobogo naznacheniya

12-09-2006, 08:35 AM	#3
willie777 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 392	OMON belongs to the MVD though. Oh, and its not Otdel, its Otryad. Last edited by willie777; 12-09-2006 at 09:04 AM.

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12-09-2006, 05:03 AM	#2
*desantnik* Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eurasia Posts: 2,342	I'm going off of memory both on attribution and the abbreviation, but I believe this is OMON - Otdel Militsii osobogo naznacheniya - or SWAT-type police.

12-09-2006, 09:05 AM	#5
willie777 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 392	MVD was interior troops. Militia was National Police.

12-09-2006, 09:15 AM	#6
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Otdel *MILITSII* osobogo naznacheniya

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