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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
A hawk volant, wings elevated and addorsed sable.<br> | A hawk volant, wings elevated and addorsed sable.<br> | ||
Motto: Jeden jestřáb mnoho vran rozhání | Motto: Jeden jestřáb mnoho vran rozhání. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge is a pictorial reference to the Motto, taken from a 13th Century Czech Chronicle which relates to German intentions against Czechoslovakia. It was used as an exhortation to the Czech Nation to thwart the German plans. The | The badge is a pictorial reference to the Motto, taken from a 13th Century Czech Chronicle which relates to German intentions against Czechoslovakia. It was used as an exhortation to the Czech Nation to thwart the German plans. The Motto translates as " One hawk scatters many crows". The Badge was granted in June 1945. | ||
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1945]] | [[Category:Granted 1945]] | ||