The Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen

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Victor L. Konyago, Orest V. Ladyzhynsky

The Legion ofUkrainian Sich Riflemen

Badges, Medals, and Other Items


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The Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (Ukrainian: Ukrainski Sichovi Stril tsi, or USS) of theAustro-Hungarian Army was formed from volunteers in the Western Ukrainian region of Galicia inAugust 1914, just after the outbreak of the First World War. Ten thousand Galician Ukrainiansvolunteered to join the I.egion, but the Austro-Hungarian High Command set a limit of 2,500soldiers. During the First World War the USS fought the Russian Imperial Army on the EasternFront. This book provides information about rare and even unique USS badges, medals, andother items. Most of what is reproduced here is in the authors' private collections.The authors are constantly seeking other USS items and materials. They will be gratefulfor any new or supplementary information and welcome questions about the USS. Please write tothem at the following addresses:

P.O. Box 109Howleyville, CT [email protected]

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in PublicationKonyago, Victor L., 1950-

The Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen: badges, medals and other items I Victor L. Konyagoand Orest V. Ladyzhynsky.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-9688187-5-71. Ukrams'k] sichovi stril 'ts-Medals, badges, decorafions, etc.I. Ladyzhynsky, Orest V., 1979- II. Naukove tovarystvo i any Shevchenka(Canada) 1 [ 1 . Title.

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Contents

Introduction: The Ukrainian Sich RiflemenA Brief Chronology of the USS 45The USS CockadeUSS Celluloid BadgesUSS Metal BadgesKyiv Sich Riflemen BadgesUSS MedalsUSS Badges of Unknown IssueThe Ukrainian Combat AdministrationAustro-Hungarian Army BadgesUSS PostcardsUSS Postage Seals and StampsOther USS ItemsPrice Lists in 1917

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Introduction: The Ukrainian Sich RiflemenThe idea of providing military training of Western Ukrainian young men in the crownland of Galiciabegan a few years before the First World War. At that time Galicia and the adjacent Ukrainianregions of Bukovyna and Transcarpathia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The maingoal of the mil'itary training was to prepare the Galician Ukrainians for participation in animmanent war of Ukrainian independence from Russia.A paramilitary association of Sich Riflemen (Ukrainian: Sichovi striftsi, from "Sich," thename of the sixteenth- to eighteenth-oentury Cossack stronghold on an island of Dnipro River)was established on 18 March 1913 in the city of Lviv (German: Lemberg). Their first commanderwas a well-known lawyer, Dr. Volodymyr Starosolsky.Austria-Hungary went to war against Serbia on 28 July 1914, after Archduke FranzFerdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Gavrilo Princip. When Imperial Russiamobilized in support of Serbia, Austria-Hungary's ally Germany declared war on Russia andFranoe. On 2 August 1914 all Western Ukrainian polit ical parties loyal to Austria-Hungaryvoluntarily united in a Supreme Ukrainian Council (Ukrainian: Holovna Ukrainska Rada, or HUR),which appointed a Ukrainian Combat Administration (Ukrainian: Ukrainska boiova uprava, orUBU). On 6 August 1914 the HUR and UBU issued a proclamation to the Ukrainian population ofAustria-Hungary calling on them to join a newly created egion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen(Ukrainian: Legion Ukrainskykh Sichovy S riltsiv, or USS; German: die Ukrainische Legion, dieUkrainiscnen SchCitzen) and to take advanta.ge of the op ni:ty to fight Russia. The UBUappointed Teodor Rozhankovsky the legion's rs co ander. Later he was replaced byMykhailo Halushchynsky. Some 10,000 vol eers a vario s districts of Galicia, eager to jointhe USS, gathered in the village of Lany ear e to r S i at the end of August 1914. At thattime the Russian offensive had reaohe e Zolota ypa R er and the Austrian forces wereretreating from Lviv. Because he Austro- garian i Co and did not fully trust all theUkrainian volunteers, mos of who were eenerto 19 ." r kraine's independence but notnecessarily for the Austro-Hu galien Eire .. Le size f e USS Legion was limited to 2,500soldiers. Thousands of disa oi ted v I ,., e. ithout enlisting. The men whowere allowed to join he USS ( os y y ~ ts - . e Austro-Hungarian soldier's oath ofloyalty to the empire in e Galicia t Se ternber 1914.The USS constituted 0 e regi attallons (Ukrainian: kureni), incontrast to regular Austro- garian e g O ba' allons, Each USS battalion(kurin) consisted of four 00 pa ias'so so' ia) ad four platoons (chaty); andeach platoon (chota) had '0 vas never formed becausethe Austro-Hungaria ir e idea of enlarging theUSS.


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To stand out and to underline theircockades made of ribbons or knotted threads :national flag-on the left side of their caps.various unofficial badges, which were wontunic. Hundreds of postcards, a few postal sea ,a'-produced and sold to raise money for the USS_

A Brief Chronology of e 55From 3 September1914: brief rnilitaTranscarpathia.10 September 1914: sent to the fro25 September 1914: first battle. ' .earfrom Semeniuk's company defeated a RussiaSeptember and October 1914: divi ed ireconnoiter and harass the enemy in the Carpa -_...October 1914: saw combat on the. November 1914: assigned to reooSvaliava (Transcarpathia) in the east and Vy

in the westJanuary and February 1915: foug - aFrom 3 March 1915: positioned nee 14 March 1915: commended forGs28 April-1 May 1915: combat atof the 55th Division, issued an official coEarly June 1914: combat near the

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Krylos. 28 June 1915: forced the Dnister . - e_27 August 1915: combat at Zavaliv HYLate August-mid-September 1915: co : . . : : e : a: ~ - - : . - : : a =0- -21 September 1915: transferredfor recuperation. There, based on an order iss a: _-22 .!._,:,USS Regiment of the German SouthernEarly October-November 1915: co .command commended the USS as the best .Late November 1915-early August 1...combat. 2-3 September 1916: combat at L so30 September 1916: combat at Po- -By early 1917, of the 7,000 soldiers-wounded, and 1,500 had been taken prisoMarch 1917: stationed near Berez15 May 1917: stationed at Koniu30 May 1917: combat at Koniukhy _ _USS suffered many casualties; many on ers -iC~ ;- = - - . : ; ; - :who did not take part in the battle (technical sta= c"'; =-:::--0= =:and close-combat units) survived.Late July 1917: armistice on the Eas eLate August 1917: stationed near Z -Late December 1917: stationed a S ty).27-28 February 1918: reached Ka - e Second(Eastern) Austro-Hunqarian Army (the XII, XVII. a: : _ _ rps; at was sentto help the recently declared independent - -a- = - = = - _ = = 0 - : - = = = : . . ~ - - :- e Red Armyfrom central, southern, and eastern Ukraine,

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2 March 1918: marched to the town of Zhmerynka and then to the vicinity of Vapniarka(now in Tomashpil raion, Vinnytsia oblast). There the USS were attached to an army groupcommanded by Archduke Wilhelm Habsburg-Lothringen (also known as Vasyl Vyshyvany).17 March 1918: transferred to Odesa.Early April 1918: transferred to the Kherson region.12 April 1918: stationed near the village of Bilenke, 25 km. south of the city ofOleksandrivsk (now Zaporizhzhia).June 1918: transferred to Yelysavethrad (now Kirovohrad).Early October 1918: transferred to Chernivtsi in Bukovyna. The Training Command wasstationed in the town of Vyzhnytsia.1 November 1918: the West.ern Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR) declared in Lviv,and the Ukrainian-Polish War began.2 November 1918: 800 USS troops sent by train from Chernivtsi to Lviv.November 1918: fighting with Polish troops in and around Lviv.22 November 1918: retreat from Lviv.January 1919--February 1920: the majority of USS troops constitute the First Brigade ofthe ZUNR's Galician Army.1964: fifty years after he foundi 9 of I e USS, t e Brotherhood of USS veterans still had237 registered members in the Western worT _1974: only 86 USS ve erans ere alive-5 i e U n - ee l Stat'es, 31 in Canada, and 5 inArgentina.1980s: the last USS ve era s passed i . 0 e e

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The USS CockadeThe first and most common diiistincti:on of 'e' 58 volunfleeliwas the b:lue-and-yellowcockade worn on the left side of his nel:d cap. .. e cockade was sewn from yellow andblue ribbons or knitted using yeUow and bl e y,a Yellow (rep.Flesenting wheat fields)and blue (the sky) are the colors of Ute IUkrai ian flag.

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USS CeUuloid Badges1. Round oelluloid badge wHh gilt copper frame. Cyrillic letters .Y.C.C. (the acronym of YKpa'IHcbKiCiYOBiCTpinbLli-'Ukrainian Sich Riflemen) and year 1914 in yellow on a dark blue background.Horizontal iron pin wi a catch on the back. Diameter 32 mm.1a. Like 1, but with a lighter blue background.1b. Like 1, but with ayc.c." and "1914" in blue on a yellow background. No photo is available.2. Round celluloid badge with iron stickpin. ".Y.C.C." and "1914" in yellow on a blue background.Diameter 23 mm.2a. Like 2, but ".Y.C.C.n and "1914" are in bolder letters.3. Round celluloid badge with iron stickpin. Rampant lion shield in yellow on a blue background.Above the shield is he date of departure to eo, -1O.IX.1914," in yellow. At the bottom of theshield are the Cyrillic letters 3.Y.P, he aoronym o' 3aranbHa YKp~f(HcbKaPana (GeneralUkrainian Council). Diarne er 23 m.3a. Like 3, but withe t ada e above e s ieJd.3b. Like 3a, but wi3c. Like 3a, but the baokg as.4. Round oelluloid bahalf in blue and a rig red on a background with a leftag), Diameter 23 mm.4a. Like 4, but wi a lig er e4b. Like 4, but w'5. Round oelluloid badge .,right hand and a shie .the top is the inscriptlo -~ 44,the circular inscrip , -3 3 _23 mm.6. Round oelluloiyellow on a hi e irblack and yellow (and white (T ey):6a Like 5, but

yellow-and-blue half-aes 2 . to 6a (which have

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"YKPA'iHCbKI CI40BI crnnsur (U raini ~YKpaYHcbKa60E :Ba ynpasa [Ukrainian Co 00.-USS officers wore this badge on their b east - )9a. Like 9, but with a double border, Ii e 9c . . . . . ------" - -9b. Like 9, but with darker blue enamel a c

ea ge on their breast.e enamel backgrounde inscriptionfa ers' name and city,- a ca- . Officers wore this

10a. Like28 10, but with a reverse as in 111. Like 10, in gilt bronze, but without bl e e: acity and than the engravers' name, WlEwore this badge on the fronts of their caps.11a. Like 11, but in a silver finish.11b. Like 11, but the reverse has the raised - i . . . "'-,.....:;~r-'ithe horizontal pin and clasp, and 1914-1917 an pin.11c. Like 11b, but in a silver finish.11d. Like 11c, but the reverse is embossed '-'-'II'~__'U~prongs (broken in the photo) instead of a i V 1 I J and has an iron& -

11f. Stepan Pakholko has reported a badge Ii ethe rest type 11badges are 1.8mm thic ). ad'" -" ..: -..-,available.

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12. Round, convex, zinc badge7 with a raised amparc . e direction than onbadges 9-11f and with "Y.C.C. 1914" in raised s"'-rs'_ --5 e erse is the markREINEMER & SPIEGEL WIEN Vll." in raised lerersa.-:: a - : . = - . : ; . - ~ - S . 9 pin. Diameter 27mm.12a. Like 12, but with an iron prongs ins ead of a .

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16a. like 16, bstill partly vtsi Ie.- ; : : _ _ - : : ' - ' " I" "f --6 has been worn off but is

13. Similar 012, bu in white metal (German silver?) and with a diameter of 29 mm. Horizontalpin with a catoon e reverse. No markings.14. Small badge in white metal wi h a stickpin on the reverse. Diameter 16 mm. No markings.14a. Stepan Pakholko has reported he existence of a small gilt badge similar to 14, but with ablue enamel background. No photo available.15. Gilt bronze, shield-shaped, a badge on a chain, depicting St. Michael the Archangel holdinga raised sword in his right hand and a shiel'd with a rampant lion in his left. Hallmarked"YKPAIHA" (Ukraine) a' the op and "191r at the bottom. On the back is the inscription"YKPAiHLfI MYC9ITb HYLfl -1T C91RK YKPAiHLli MR 050POHVl nPAB YKPAiHCbKOrOHAPO,QY MV1XA~nO r=v EBCbK!llIi1 B POLlI' C'B060,QVl YKPAiHVl1917." ("Ukrainians mustunite as Ukrainians to defe e 'g is of e Ukrainian people." Mykhaylo Hrushevsky [firstpresident of the Ukrainian People's Rep blic (U R)] in the year of Ukraine's freedom,] 1917).Dimensions 39 by 26 rnrn. is ba ge was prt arily designed as a pocket watch fob or apendant.15a. Like 15, but in solid si15b. Like 15a, b w' au a am, a a e 8fSewith a catch. illegible hallmarks and a vertical pin

15c. Like 15b, but iVertical pin . e rear B _ e tto or an inscription on the reverse.

15d, 15e. Like pe 15, bprice list, page 74. ] nas a diaeresis. See the images on the

Type 15badges are ae the UNR's sovereignty. Vertical iron spring pin on

16b. like 16, , e bottom.16c. Like 16,16d. Like 1616e. Like 16

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17. Like 16j, but with "1918" at the bottoDimensions 37 by 26 mm.a car on the back.

17a. Like 17, but with blue and yellow ai it i -"'6061--17b. Zenon Yavorsky'" has reported havi 91a bebronze." No photo is available.

e:;ti '0r e 17, but made of18. Like 16, but with "1918" in raised Ieinscription "50r 5JlArOCnOBIll" (God(the nascent country) on the left side. e oacgeworn off) and yellow on the left side. Hori 0 - -35 by 29 mm.

r n . and the embossedand "IOHYfO CTPAHY"e right side (the color isre reverse. Dimensions

18a. Like 18, but without paint on the sides.18b. Like 18a, but blue and yellow pain ( o e ad_e e 0 0) in the center.Badges 15to 18b were rather patriotic, but19. Iron, shield-shaped, flat badge wit a pa':a:i e1painted light blue background. Horizon al iTernopil area wore this badge28 Dime sio s n

. fa - g to the riqht on aSS volunteers from the

19a. Like 19, but in unpainted bronze.20. Flat, shield-shaped badge in zinc depic'right hand and a shield with a rampan lie iletters. On the right side of the pin is e a ein raised letters. On the left 'side is the raised iby Yuliian Butsmaniuk, a USS officer, art"on the reverse. Dimensions 44 by 41

a gel holding a sword in his's 914 eYe 1916" in raised. TP. ( krainian Sich Rifleman)(in German). Designedorizoal iron spring pin

20a. Like 20, but with a vertical brass spri g21. Round, convex, silver metal badge ~. a --and with "1914" at the top left and uYC.C" aHorizontal pin with a catch on the reverse.as an insignia. Reportedly it was issued bef

e center facing to the lefters, Diameter 28 mm.e front of a field cap

21a. Like 21, but in gilt metal.21 b, 21c. Like 21 and 21a, but with four etalmissing).

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22. Round, convex, silver metal badge on a 37the center, and embossed ".Y.C.C." and "19 - are a ....e"REINEMER & SPIEGEL W1EN VW in raised le"'61S. u':-'=:--worn on the front of a field cap in plaoe of . e

pe lion facing left is ine re erse markedts badge was often

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25. Similar to 24, but 00Dimensions 15 by 10 e enamel on the shield.is on the reverse.

but to attain), with "1914 1915" at the bottom. Designed by Ivan Bobersky, treasurer of theUkrainian Combat Administration." Horizontal bronze pin with a catch on the back. Diameter 26mm .23a. Like 23, but with darker blue enamel background on the right shield.23b. Like 23, but with dots in "9."23c. Like 23, but the blue and red enamel backgrounds on the shields are reversed(manufacturing error).23d. Like 23, but with the inscription "HE PV1AAII1AtJ,05YBAII1" (Do not lament, but attain), "19141918" atthe bottom, and, on the reverse, the embossed mark "L\.Y.Y.C.C."-the acronym ofLle-rrpartsuaynpaaa YKpa'iHcbKlilxCiYOBIilXCrpinsuis (Central Administration of the UkrainianSich Riflemen).23e. Like 23d, but on the reverse the embossed mark "Y. 5. Y."-the acronym of YKpa'lHcbKaBocsa Ynpasa (the Ukrainian Combat Administration).23f. Like 23d, but with a light-blue instead of white enamel background.23g. Like 23f, but the reverse resembles 23e.23h. Like 23d, but without color enameli .23i. Like 23h, but the reverse resembles 23e.

25b. Like 25, bu wi h a 42- 25c. Like 25b, b t e r

"'a' al emblem of Ukraine) ate Archangel holding ae enamel background instruction. Vertical iron

26a. A 21..by-15-pin with a catc f enamel. Vertical bronze

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26d. Like 25a, but with blue enamel instealegs.nael t e Archangel with

26e, 26f. The Ukrainian collector Oleksanderwithout tridents. The larger badge has the raisedthe reverse. No photo available.es like 2.6and 26a, buteVil, lNiowograd 60" on

26g. Like 26, but with the inscription cILt (Si ' , ~c- E~s::o -~s'".t.ea of the trident. Theinscription is embossed and filled in with bJ26h. Like 26h, but the embossed inscrip '0In our opinion, the USS wore badges 26 and 26a ~ ' ..of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and badges 26e. 26~ z ~All of the badges described above were issue i

Prices for USS Badges and Other Items in 1917From the price list on page 73:Cockade-rosette: 50 HellerBadge 1: 50 HellerBadge 3: 20 HellerBadge 4: 50 HellerBadges 9,10, and 23: 2 Kronen and 50 HellerBadge 9b: 2 Kronen and 50 HellerBadge 11, 11a: 1 Krone and 50 HellerBadge 21: 60 HellerBadge 21b: 80 HellerBadge 22, 22a: 80 HellerSilver ring inscribed with "War 1914-1916-: 4Officer's bayonet knot: 18 KronenFrom the price list on page 74. :Badge 15: 2 KronenBadge 15a: 10 KronenBadge 16d, 16e: 1 Krone and 20 Heller

Kyiv Sich Riflemen BadgesThe Kyiv Sich Riflemen, also known as the Siof the UNR (1917-19). They originated as" e Gali .1917 in Kyiv and later grew to the size of a cowere Ukrainians in the Austro-Hungarianwere eager to build a free Ukrainian state. So27. Solid-silver badge of the Sich Riflemen's Cof Ci-rosi Crpinsui (Sich Riflemen)-and 9 el erelief. Designed by the sculptor Mykhailo Sry sthe embossed mark (in Ukrainian) "To Lieue a

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memory of [our] work together [in] 1918-1919, [from the] Sich Riflemen's Council." No pin;dimensions 44 by 40 mm.27a. Like 27, but with a solid-silver pin and catch and embossed mark on the back that reads (inUkrainian): "Sich Riflemen's Council [of] 1918-1919. Ivan Chmola."27b. White-metal copy of 27. Made in the United States in 1988.33.34 Dimensions 42 x 38 mm.28. Gilt "CC" badge of the Sich Riflemen's officer school. Photo of a museum quality copy,courtesy of Stepan Pakholko. Dimensions 34 by 27 mm.29. Another example of an unknown metal "CC" monogram designed by Mykhailo Brynsky as acollar insignia27 is located in the National Museum of Ukrainian History in Kyiv. Dimensions 30 by24 mm. The museum did not respond to the authors' request for a photo.There was another design27 for a Sich Riflemen's Council badge in the shape of a cross with fourinscriptions of the word "Lex" (law in Latin) and a round, blue-enamel center containing the giltletters "CC". Dimensions 40 by 40 mm. This design was not manufactured.30 Fiftieth-anniversary medal of the Sich Riflemen Corps in gilt bronze with blue enamel. At thetop is a trident; in the middle, e inscriptions "1917-196T and "CC"; and at the bottom, an imageof the Golden Gate of Kyiv and two crossed swords. Designed by Leonid Perfetsky." Onehundred 40-by-28- mm medals with a 33-mm-wide ribbon were produced in the United States in1967 (83 were numbered)." One hundred smaller (22 by 15mm) versions without ribbons andone hundred with 13~mm-wide ribbons (as in e 00) were also made.

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31a. Smaller (40 by 37referred to this medal as ."liberation order" inot implemented.31b. A variatio of 31, '.

31d. Alternate, 4 -the Second World a; both were made after

32. The Maze e krainian Galician Armyazepa. Designed by the;::l land. 33,34 Two-piece

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32e. Like 32c, but a loop is not perforated atstate it was made in 1940 in Krakow, bu. i e.

32a. Like 32, but with a ribbon and a pia'32b. Like 32a but a single-piece consn cin silver metal and with a 37-mm-wide bla

1964.33, 34 The cross iss 38 by 29 mm.

32c. Miniature (20 by 15 mm) version of 32.' :;m'"'7S - astop but no ribbon. The reverse has a sere ~Q ~:: "'--:cssec ::E.:KRAK6w.

a d an open loop at thea" reads J. WALENTA,

32d. Like 32c, but with a ribbon."

33. USS fiftieth-anniversary cross, made iconstruction. Round center in blue enamela chromed metal cross with the years "19 4~aEmbossed number on the reverse. The coss .by 35 mm.

ree-pieoea gilt bronze border atopa' p a gilt bronze wreath.ri bon. Dimensions 35

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The USS Veteran badge1 o . Made in Canada -_ ";:-and hallmarked number on the reverse. D'a~e:=-17 mm.

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Photo of Sich Rifleman Jieutenan L. Savoyka. Watercolor portrait of a Sich Rifleman by MykolaBytynsky. Note "CC' insignia on the collar tabs.


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USS Badgles of Unknown IssueThe American colll!ector Ge,oIiQ'eL. Podlusky courtecusly provided photocopies of thesebadges,. wh,ich were purchased in Poland after the WWII as a group of some 30 badges.Made of white metal (German silver?) and with different screw-backs. One screw-back diskis marked "Majdanski Kij6w" (Kyiv). In our opinion, these are fantasy badges and all weremade in 1940s. Such conclusion was made because one badge in this collection, whichrefers to Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), has already 1943-1945 dates on the obverse.

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55th Infantry Division badge. 129th Infantry Brigade badge. 131st Infantry Brigade badge.

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USS senior officers. Top, I-r: Commander MyBottom, I-r: Otaman Myron Tarnavsky, Otaman Se--- ....._-

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Clockwise from top left: action in the CarpaSotnyk Andrii Melnyk with his staff. sky; and

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USS officer's bayonet knot. Made of gold and blue ullion, with the blue letters "YCC" on oneside and the blue shield with a gold rampant l ion 0 a 0 er side. Total length 39 cm. The NCO'sbayonet knot was made of yellow and blue wool. USS lord kno s were also available.

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USS officer's belt buckle with engraved rampant Iioheaded eagle. Dimensions 55 by 40 mm.

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USS field cap called "Mazepynka" in honor - e I - ",,- _-""'"'"-=cockade-rosette on left side, One reference 3states -a_- ---::-this type of cap before INN!. -- -ege 2lb liilbun gcll

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Paragraph from the official Austro-Hungarian ec SS legionnaires towear "Mazepynka" with the "Ukrainian Lien" ba ge so:::...=:::::':: ~L. :: ....~ "2a .

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Brass Sich Rifleman belt buckle with the trident andmm.

Sterling silver and niello cigarette case. A gift made for the Sich Rifleman. Note letters "CC".Dimensions 61 by 48 by 23 mm.

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Another list with descriptions and prices for badges 15d, 15e, 16d and 16e. Photocopy is acourtesy of Stepan Pakholko.

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ederal Credlit

The authors thank for their aaslstance eCanada, especially Roman Senkus; the 0Alex Bendyna; the Ukrainian Philate'lic aespecially Ingert Kuzych; and the folio .United States, Germany, and Ca.nada: lhoHorodysky, Oleksander Melnyk. Serhfy 1 ' 7 V , , , , h . , , i r ' SleI:laIland Jaroslaw Semotiuk.The financial contribution of the UkrainiaUnion in Wethersfield, Connecticut, is g.--.t...n,,1Ivac:mc:.IW1e(igE;d.

~evJ:tH!nJI"JJ o ; ; ; : . . . . . . . , . f t T i : i f i cS o c i e t y oferica, especiallyAmerica,k:ra Jn e, th e

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