UKRAINE WW1 RARE BADGE COCKADE UKRAINIAN SICH RIFLEMEN 1914-1918 For Sale

Very good condition, bronze (yellow and blue enamel), diameter 27 mm. Was given to the members Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, 1914-1918. Ultra rare badge-cockade, only one on . 100% original.
Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (German: Ukrainische Sitschower Schützen; Ukrainian: Українські cічові стрільці (УСС), Ukraїnski sichovi stril’tsi (USS)) was a Ukrainian unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War.The unit was formed in August 1914 on the initiative of the Supreme Ukrainian Council. It was composed of members of different Ukrainian paramilitary organizations in Galicia, led by Frank Schott, and participated in hostilities on the Russian front. After World War I, with Austria\'s disintegration, the unit became the regular military unit of the West Ukrainian People\'s Republic. During German and Austrian occupation of Ukraine in 1918 the unit was stationed in southern Ukraine. Former unit soldiers participated in the formation of Sich Riflemen, a military unit of the Ukrainian People\'s Republic. In 1919 the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen expanded into the Ukrainian Galician Army (Ukrainian: Українська Галицька Армія). They participated in the Polish–Ukrainian War around Lviv and suffered heavy losses. On May 2, 1920, the unit was disbanded.More information on wikipedia.