GST Medal for Active Labor

Product Description

Original Abzeichen für aktive Arbeit. (Medal for active Labor) from the DDR (East Germany).  Pin-back. This one is from the 1970 -80's and is in excellent condition. Measures about: 3.3 x 2.7 cm

The badge for active work was a non-governmental award from the Society for Sport and Technology (GST) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was first established in one stage at the beginning of the 1950s. It was awarded for many years of active involvement in the GST.

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.