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Czechoslovak Military Unit Designations

 

The list of designations of military units is reproduced here, as listed in the decree of the Ministry of National Defense of 1 August 1922. During the succeeding years of the interwar period other markings were probably added, so this list may not be considered exhaustive.

A:  automobile battalion
AD:  automobile artillery department
AGE:  military registration horse
AZ:  automotive depot
D:  artillery regiments, medical artillery department
DOV:  replenishment district command.
DZ:  divisional armoury
H:  mountain infantry battalions
HB:  commander mountain brigades
HDB:  headquarters heavy artillery brigade
HLD:  main air workshops
HLS:  main air warehouse
HN:  border infantry battalions
HTS:  main telegraph depot
HVS:  main transport depot
HZLS:  main railway depot
HZNS:  main engineer depot
HZS:  main arms depot
J:  cavalry regiments
JB:  headquarters cavalry brigade
JS:  quartermaster school
L:  aviation regiments
LDB:  headquarters light artillery brigade
M:  artillery surveyor's company
MT:  ammunition factory
OS:  clothing depot
P:  infantry regiments
PB:  commander, infantry brigades
PD:  commander, infantry division
PDB:  headquarters artillery field brigade
PÚV:  battalion, attack, carriages (Temporary Special Warfare Equipment Detachment)
PV:  armoured train
PZ:  auxiliary medical company
S:  castle guard
SP:  machine battalion
SRB:   staff, company provincial military command in Brno
SRBR:   staff, company provincial military command in Bratislava
SRM:  staff, company Ministry of National Defense
SRP:   staff, company provincial military command in Prague
SRU:   staff, company provincial military command in Uzhhorod
T:  telegraph regiment
TDB:  headquarters heavy artillery brigade
TS:  school for physical education
UA:  automobile training school
UD:  artillery training school
UJ:  ​​cavalry training school
UL:  aviation training school
UP:  infantry training school
UV:  transport training school
UZ:  engineer training school
V:  transport battalion
VA:  military academy
VAM:  war archive and museum
VH:  military stud farm (foals)
VP:  water battalion
vs: war school
VV:  military prison (prison)
Z:  military supply depot
ZL:  railway regiment
ZN:  engineer regiments
ZU:  military geographical institute


Other Standardized Abbreviations

Cet.:  Czechoslovak Gendarmerie
CSD:  Czechoslovak Government Railroads
CSP:  Czechoslovak Government Postal System
fnh:  German letter code for Česká zbrojovka factory in WWII
FS:  Czechoslovak Ministry of Finance
MNO:  Czechoslovak Ministry of National Defense
NS:  National Security (from 1945)
rid:  Military code for Česká zbrojovka factory
SNB:  National Security (replaced NB)
URO:  Central Board of Trade Unions

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References

  • Berger, R. J. Know Your Czechoslovakian Pistols. Blacksmith Corporation, Chino Valley, Arizona: 1989.
  • Skramoušský, Jan. Československé pistole 1918-1985, ARS-ARM, Prague: 1996.
  • Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols. Arms & Armour Press, London: 1975.

Special thanks to Jan Skramoušský for sharing additional information and photographs.

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