Need help identyfying hungarian badges

[Hans Kondor]

Hello guys,

can you please tell me what kind of badges are on the portraits?
They belonged to my grand father and I would like to buy them to him.
Thank you!

[Hans Kondor]

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[eindecker2]

The first photo he is wearing the MHSZ rifle shooting badge. He would have been awarded it for excelence in rifle shooting. The other badge in the photo I have never seen before, but it looks to be a sports badge as well. The other badges in the other photos are the DISZ badges. You should find these badges easily in the boholpiacs

[Hans Kondor]

The first photo he is wearing the MHSZ rifle shooting badge. He would have been awarded it for excelence in rifle shooting. The other badge in the photo I have never seen before, but it looks to be a sports badge as well. The other badges in the other photos are the DISZ badges. You should find these badges easily in the boholpiacs

Thank you very much for the infos!

Don't you know that, such a badge for locators/radarman do exist?

[Greg Collins]

The badge to the left (wearer's right) in the second photo in post #2 appears to be a Soviet VLKSM (Kommsomol) membership badge from the '40's or early '50's. The DISZ was modeled on the VLKSM and I believe joint membership was possible (especially as a result of the various joint youth festivals). I've attached a small image for comparison.

[Hans Kondor]

Hello Greg,

I don't know that there was a VLKSM in Hungary.
I found these:

[Hans Kondor]

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[Hans Kondor]

After checking the award you show, I think you are right that it looks to be a VLKSM.

[Greg Collins]

They would not have had the VLKSM in Hungary as they already had the DISZ- I'm thinking your grandfather may have traveled to the USSR to one of the many youth festivals sponsored by the VLKSM. These festivals were usually attended by members of the equivalent youth organizations of the other Warsaw Pact countries and sometimes co-sponsored by them. The second photo in your post #6 is a political officer's badge and much larger than the badge your grandfather is wearing.

[Hans Kondor]

Thank you very much Greg!