Polish Graduation Badges

[Taz]

Originally Posted by marc-

Hi Eddie

The silveren badges, which date in use?

regards marc

Marc,

Your badge is the early version (1953)
See post #4 for the initial award dates of the various styles of Graduation badges.

Regards Eddie.

[marc-]

Hello,
Can someone explain TO SWL , Thanks
Marc

[Taz]

Marc,

It's an Officers Air Force Academy Badge
That is all i have right now i'll check further for you.

TO -?
SWL- Szkoła Wojsk Lotniczych is Air force School
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Found it.

TO SWL - Technical Officers Air Force school - Technicznej Szkoły Wojsk Lotniczych


WAP, Political Academy School, Academy of the General Staff

TO SWL, OSL & TSWL - Officers school badges

TO SWL - Technical Officers Air Force school - Technicznej Szkoły Wojsk Lotniczych

OSL -OFICERSKA SZKOŁA LOTNICZA

TSWL- TECHNICZNA SZKOŁA WOJSK LOTNICZYCH

OSS - OFICERSKA SZKOŁA SAMOCHODOWA

OS POLIT - Officers Political School OFICERSKA SZKOŁA POLITYCZNA Z

OSA - Officers Artillery School OFICERSKA SZKOŁA ARTYLERII

OSPW - Officers Political School

WSOWRIA Officers Rocket and Artillery school OFICERSKA SZKOŁA WOJSK RAKIETOWYCH I ARTYLERII

WSO SK - Higher Officers Quartermaster school - Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Służb Kwatermistrzowskich

WSOWL - Communication Officers School

WLOP - Air Force Officers School

CSSMW - Naval School badge

ORWL - Officers School badge,

ASG & WAT - General Staff Academy badges

[Al-muell]

You can add WAM here - Wojskowa Akademia Medyczna - Military medical academy.
As for ASG - I don't know the dates, but for some periods it was also called AON - Akademia Obrony Narodowej (National Defence Academy)
I am no specialist (I collect only polish uniforms from 50's and 40's), so unfortunately I cannot help much here...

[Taz]

Hi Al :)

Nevertheless thanks for the help, I was hoping you would take a look.

Regards Eddie.

[rakkasan]

Hello everyone,

I have the same badge that is pictured in post #8, I was wondering if anyone can identify the mint mark "W" on the reverse. I'm assuming it would be the Mennica Polska or Warsaw State Mint but the only mint mark I'm familiar with is the one I've shown below. Is it perhaps an older mint mark or another mint? Any feedback would be appreciated.

Joe

[Taz]

Hi Joe,
I would also assume that it is the Warsaw Mint, not 100% certain though.

Regards Eddie

[rakkasan]

Hello everyone,

Here is a graduation badge from my collection. WOSS - Wyższej Oficerskiej Szkoły Samochodowej which I have been able to translate as Higher Officers Motor School. However, I don't know what exactly the "motor" part is referring to, does it mean transportation-logistics, automotive engineering, or automotive repair? Any help would be appreciated.

Joe

[Al-muell]

You can translate it as "automobile". The word "samochód" is most often translated as "car".

[rakkasan]

Thanks, but with reference to the school would it be an institution for designing cars or repairing cars (or both) ?