ik (DDR). Abzeichen „Kampfkurs – IX. Parteitag“

Commemorative pin of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Badge "Kampfkurs - IX. Parteitag" (Course of Battle - 9th Party Congress), issued on the occasion of the 9th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) held in May 1976. The pin features the inscription "Kampfkurs" (Course of Battle), "IX. Parteitag" (9th Congress) and the image of a rifle, representing the militarization of the "Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse" (Workers' Militias) during that period.