PMC WAGNER ''OFFICIAL COMBAT LOGO'' RED PATCHES (5)

PMC WAGNER ''OFFICIAL COMBAT LOGO'' RED PATCHES (5)

Private collection

Collection

PMC Wagner · Russo-Ukrainian War · Patches

Origin

Battle of Bakhmut
Andriivka and Bakhmut, Donetsk, Ukraine

Year

2023

Association

Worn by Russian Wagner Group mercenaries on field equipment during combat operations in the Battle of Bakhmut (2023).

Description

Five original embroidered Wagner Group combat insignia, produced in both circular and hexagonal variants, depicting the organization's distinctive bilingual skull-in-crosshairs emblem with the inscriptions "PMC Wagner Group" and "Группа Вагнера". Unlike Wagner's official corporate logo introduced in 2023, this skull-in-crosshairs design served as the group's principal combat emblem and became one of the most recognizable insignia worn by Wagner personnel in the field.

All five examples display extensive battlefield wear, including heavy patina, scorching, frayed embroidery, and combat damage. Several patches retain apparent blood staining, with portions of the originally white embroidered lettering having permanently discolored to pink and red. The group was recovered from the Battle of Bakhmut and nearby Andriivka in 2023, reflecting prolonged frontline use under intense combat conditions.

PMC WAGNER ''OFFICIAL COMBAT LOGO'' RED PATCHES (5)

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