Military Patches, Insignia & Medals
US Branches • East German DDR • Russian
Authentic patches, insignia, and medals spanning US active-duty branches and Cold War foreign militaries — unit patches, rank chevrons, branch insignia, and service medals alongside East German DDR shoulder boards, Volksmarine ribbons, and Interior Ministry decorations. Meticulously sourced for collectors, veterans, and historians honoring service legacy.
Military Patches, Insignia & Medals
Keep Shooting carries 26 authentic military patches, insignia, and medals spanning US active-duty branches and Cold War foreign militaries — from US unit patches and rank chevrons to East German DDR shoulder boards and Interior Ministry medals and a rare Russian award piece. Every item is a genuine collectible, part of our wider military collectibles department. For modern hook-and-loop morale and flag patches, see our separate morale patches and flag patches categories.
US Unit Patches & Branch Insignia
Display the lineage of a unit or corps with genuine US Army insignia. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team Class A Patch and the 104th Infantry Division Patch (the “Timberwolf” division, now marked down to $1.99) are shoulder-sleeve insignia for the historian or re-enactor. Branch insignia identify a soldier’s corps: the US Military Police Corps Branch Insignia and the US Army Chemical Corps Insignia Set are the collar devices worn by those specialist branches.
US Rank Insignia & Service Medals
Build out a rank progression or fill a display board. The US Army Private E2 Insignia Pair (just $0.99) and the Private First Class Insignia Pair cover the junior enlisted chevrons, while the Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Insignia Pair represents the senior NCO ranks. For the Navy we stock the Navy Dental Technician Collar Insignia and the Civil Engineer Corps Officer Insignia Pair (the Seabees’ officer community). Rounding out the US awards, the National Defense Service Medal Set is the campaign medal awarded for honorable service during a designated period of national emergency.
East German & German Insignia
Our Cold War German insignia come straight from the Nationale Volksarmee and Volksmarine. The East German Gray EM Shoulder Boards are enlisted rank boards in NVA Steingrau, while the Volksmarine Hat Ribbon and Navy Shoulder Board Buttons come from the DDR’s Baltic fleet. The German Police Saxony-Anhalt Cap Badge is a post-reunification state police device. These pair naturally with the uniforms and headgear in our surplus by country collections.
East German DDR Medals
We carry the full run of DDR state decorations — also gathered on our dedicated East German Medals page, where each is described in depth. Interior Ministry service medals run Gold 30-Year, Gold 20-Year, and Gold 15-Year; the merit grades are Gold, Silver, and Bronze, joined by the Armed Forces Excellence Medal. From the NVA we have the Bronze Combat Medal and Bronze Reservist Medal, plus the GST training society’s Silver and Bronze Ausbilder Medals.
Russian
For the advanced collector, the Russian Army DEA Award Table Medal is a presentation-style table medal — the most valuable single piece in this category and a standout display item. Whether you collect US unit history, Cold War foreign decorations, or rank insignia, every item ships from our Pennsylvania warehouse with free shipping on orders over $49.95. Keep browsing related military books and inert ordnance, or shop the full military surplus store.
Frequently Asked Questions — Patches and Insignia
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