Question, what does the pin actually represent? Is it Soviet or far-right paramilitary? Thanks in advance.
by Greek_Creole
Question, what does the pin actually represent? Is it Soviet or far-right paramilitary? Thanks in advance.
by Greek_Creole
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It’s a youth military competition memorabilia. Probably soviet era.
“sorköteles” means draftees. So it doesn’t imply any political association.
The pin was issued by MHSZ (**Magyar Honvédelmi Szövetség** – Hungarian Defense Association), which was founded in 1948 by the Hungarian Communist Party. I wouldn’t call it para-military, they served as a support organization for the military, they organized different kinds of sport clubs, competitions, driving clubs, etc, mostly for civilians (especially for kids), with emphasis of the military stuff.
I looked up the name in English, and I think I found the source of your confusion: ***Magyar Országos Véderő Egyesület*** or ***MOVE*** is also translated as Hungarian National Defense Association. That was a far-right movement, between the two World Wars.
The two groups have nothing to do with each other, and as you can tell now, their Hungarian names are totally different.