The design of the United States Army Berlin Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) is practically identical to the unit’s Shoulder Sleeve Insignia–Former Wartime Service (SSI–FWTS) patch worn on the upper right sleeve of the Army Green Service Uniform (the SSI–FWTS has been redesignated for the Army Green Service Uniform, or AGSU, as the SSI–MOHC for Military Operations In Hostile Conditions).
This insignia was originally worn as a unit patch for Berlin Command and was approved on 12 October 1960, replacing the Berlin Command’s original patch that featured a reproduction of the famous Brandenburg Gate; that insignia was revoked on 7 April 1960.
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.)
After being designated for Berlin Command for a decade, this insignia was redesignated for U.S. Army Berline on 13 October 1970. It was worn for nearly a quarter-century before it was inactivated on 12 July 1994 at a casing of the colors for U.S. Army Berlin ceremony.
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attended by then-President Bill Clinton on 12 July 1994; it is unclear if the insignia has been officially revoked or rescinded.
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