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Here you have a 1st class, for 12 years in service, cross for NCO's and fighting men. It's the third Model (1890 - 1913) and has a case made out of carton. It was purchased privately and was non official. It is part of the estate of an Austrian Sicherheitswache Beamter (Part of the Police), named Engelbert Aschenbrenner. -Johannes

The Problem is that in the "Milit?rschematismus" only the Officers are listed and the same in the Austrian War Archive. You could try the WAST (German WW2 archive) http://dd-wast.javabase.de/frame_e.htm -Johannes

Dear Memebers, As a new member I would like to contribute to this interresting thread, with my newest two ribbon Bars: The first one was of a WW1 NCO, who was awarded the Karl Truppenkreuz, and the Wound Medal for One Wound. He also had the Austrian and the Tyrolean WW1 Comemorative, and the German Hindenburgcross. As this Bar was made post '38, I am sure that he was a reserve NCO in the Wehrmacht but he never was on the Front. The second one is a rather more interresting Bar, and sonn I will get the BIG medal bar (I have already seen it and it wont take long untill i get it ). It has the Austrian Silver Merit Medal 2nd Class (Oesterreichische Kleine Silberne Verdienstmedaille), the bronce Bravery Medal (Karl 1st), the Wound Medal for 3 Wounds, the Styrian Medal for 10 years Membership in the Oesterreichischer Kameradschaftsbund (a veterans Organisation), the Tyrolean WW1 comemorative and the Austrian Comemorative Cross "Fuer Heimat und Volk 1939-45" (Also from the same Organisation). I am sure that it was made post '38 and originally contained German Nazi awards, including the KVK 2nd Class (first position), the German Hindenburg Cross (instead of the Styrian award), and the Anschlussmedaille 13. Maerz (last position). But I dont know if theese still exist. Maybe I will be able to purchase them with the medal bar. Greetings from the outskirts of Vienna -Johannes