I recently purchased a couple items from a US-based military surplus store. When the package arrived, a t-shirt I did not order was included for some unknown reason. The shirt itself was not an item I could find available on their website. It is a baby blue t-shirt with a symbol, about the size of a fist, on the left chest. I’ve included photos of the symbol and the shirt’s tag.
From my own research, it appears to be a combination of the Moravian and Silesian eagles, but I’ve been having some difficulty finding a definitive answer. My best guesses are it’s for the *Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia* or for the *Czech Civil Defense Force*, but I haven’t found an exact match.
Given that you all certainly have a personal knowledge of Czech culture, I was wondering if you could help me identify the meaning of this symbol and the history surrounding it? Additionally, I would appreciate if you could let me know if there’d be any controversy with wearing it. I live in rural Canada, so the chance of me running into someone who knows what it is would be low, but I’d still like to be respectful.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to hearing about what you might know. I apologize for posting in English.
by MuuseWorks
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These is Moravian crest on the left and Silesian on the right
From my best knowledge the tag looks like any other tag you would find on official Czech army issued equipment.
The symbol is most probably unit patch of some sort. Most likely unit based in the Moravia-Silesia area…
I see no reason why people should be offended by it. Here or in rural Canada… 🙂
Moravia and Slesia symbol
The Czech army used to have rescue and civil defense units under orange berets, judging by the triangle it is probably unit merch of one of these units. Gray shirts were and are also a standard for the fire service, so either a CO unit or mb a military fire unit