Herr Hauptmann's ribbon bar

[Simon Orchard]

As ribbon bar's are in the spotlight just now i've got this one to ask you all about.

The Herr Hauptmann pictured was as member of the 6 Geb.Div. around 1940, I'm assuming he and some of his ribbons are Austrian. I think the swords ribbon is an ehrenkreuz and of course he has an EKII but any more than that and i'm lost...

His name was Vilus or Dilus or something similar.

[Stogieman]

I think we have two Austrian War Ribbons, then a Karl Truppe Kreuz, then (??), then Honor Cross

[Guest Rick Research]

Yup-- two generic bravery ribbons, Troop Cross, what is probably the 1918 Karl Wound Medal (can't be sure of stripes indicating how many wounds--1, maybe), HCX, maybe the Tyrol WW1, and a Sudetenland Medal 1938 or 1939 if he was only at the "Prague" stage but hadn't gotten a medal earlier to qualify for it AND a bar.

[Simon Orchard]

Damn, should've got the sudeten ribbon, i got thrown by what seems to be part of the backing plate showing.

So, we're looking at

2 of these

this

this

Edited November 2, 2005 by Simon Orchard

[Simon Orchard]

This

along with the hindenburg cross and Sudeten medal?

[Bob Hunter]

That is an interesting holster. I wonder what's in it?

[Guest Rick Research]

Yup, two different classes of WW1 Bravery Medal (most likely since no Xs on the ribbons)-- Gold, Large Silver, Small Silver, and Bronze being the options (Franz Joseph and or Karl issues).

That's a TWO wound Karl Medal and I think it's a one wound on the ribbon bar, but that's the medal.

I am guessing at the Tyrol as second last from position and rough proportion of what shows-- the red middle, green stripes often getting lost in this kind of white fuzz. That MIGHT be a 1938 Austrian Anschluss medal instead, but I'm inclined towards the Tyrol. It'd be easier to tell straight on instead of at the side angle he's at in the photo.