Plate from the officers ' Assembly of the Pavlovsk military school

One of the oldest military educational institutions of Russia was the Pavlovsk military school, established in 1863 from special classes of the Pavlovsk cadet corps. Latest led his story from founded in 1794, the Gatchina orphanage, in 1797, was renamed the military vopitaniya, and in 1798 to the Imperial military orphanage. The pupils of the school was nicknamed "pawley" and was famous in the Russian army the excellent military bearing. The chief schools were the reigning Emperor, and the 1st company had the status "company of His Majesty" and was worn on uniform patch metal Imperial monogram. Oldest graduates of the Pavlovsk school was immediately after graduates of the corps of pages and was considered above all the other graduates of military educational institutions of Russia. During the formation of the Pavlovsk military school cadets and the ranks of its permanent staff was rated encryption on the shoulder straps in the form of the monogram of Emperor Paul I, as the founder. Date of appearance at the school officers ' meetings is unknown, as a long time combatant officers and teachers of the school was listed in the list of their regiments, and the school was only seconded. Under our assumption, the officers ' meeting at the school could appear around the 1880s Then, most likely, Dulevo factory of the Association of the heirs of M. S. Kuznetsov, was commissioned this plate, which in addition to the monogram of Emperor Paul I there is a ribbon with the inscription "Officers 'Meeting". The number abrenskogo of the service were small, as in the 1900 – 1910s in the permanent structure of the school number of not more than 22 officers. Such item relating to the officers ' Assembly of the school, meets us for the first time. Recommended!