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
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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