The now-obsolete Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for United States Army, Berlin was originally approved for the Berlin Command on 12 October 1960, which had its first insignia—a yellow patch with a red border featuring an image of the city’s famous Brandenburg Gate drawn in black—revoked on 7 April 1960.
It was redesignated for U.S. Army, Berlin on 13 October 1970, and ceased to be worn when the organization was inactivated at a casing of the colors ceremony attended by then-President Bill Clinton on 12 July 1994; it is unclear if the insignia has been officially revoked or rescinded.
This same patch was also worn by the Berlin Brigade, which was created along with United States Army, Berlin in 1961 in response to the Berlin Wall crisis using Amy units already in West Berlin. The insignia’s design is identical to the one used for United States Army, Europe, but with the addition of a “Berlin” tab. (The United States Army, Europe insignia was recently redesignated for United States Army Europe and Africa on 22 January 2021.)
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