Achievement Badge of the Maritime Sports Exams, Divers, Level A

Product Description

Original GST badge. Leistungsabzeichen der Seesportprüfung- Tauchertechnisch, Stufe A. (Achievement Badge of the Maritime Sports Exams, Divers Section, Level A) from the DDR (East Germany). Screw-back. This is from the 1960's with beautiful multi piece construction and colored enamel. Shows some storage age. Measures about 23 x 20 mm.

The Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik (GST). "Sport and Technology Association", was one of the East German "Mass Organizations". Officially, it was established to structure the free time of young people interested in sports and technology in group activities, provide the required technical equipment (for example, motorcycles, aircraft, radios), cultivate and support technical sport disciplines, and arrange for events like motor and shooting competitions. The association also contributed to the militarization of East German society by organizing together with the National People's Army the country's mandatory pre-military training (VA, vormilitärische Ausbildung) in schools, universities and workplaces. It was established on 7 August 1952 and disbanded in early 1990.