Austria-Hungary Medal bars on display at the Military Museum in Salzburg Castle

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

Early in 2009, 2 Jan to be exact, I spent a few days in Salzburg. While there I visited the Salzburg castle. On the top floor they have a small but excellent museum. There is a very good display of uniforms associated with the fighting on the Italian Front plus an excellent display of medals. Also on display is a number of medal and ribbon bars from individuals whoi presumably have given them to the museum. While some span the time from the Austro-Hungarian Empire through WWII and beyond I'll only post those that are of major interest to the A-H Empire. There may be one post war medal included, as is the case with a lot of them, but I didn'y want to leave out these bars because of that. The photography isn't the greatest as there was the usual problems whith glass and lighting reflections. I hope that you find these of interest.

Regards,

Gordon

#1-Gen. d. I. Oskar Suttner, Innsbruck

[Gordon Craig]

Feldw. Franz Mackingen.

[Gordon Craig]

Dipl. Ing. Rudolph Haag, Oblt. d. R. Salzburg

[Gordon Craig]

Offiz. Stellv. Franz Vogl, Salzburg

[Gordon Craig]

Dipl. Ing. Dr. Erich Saffert, Oblt. d. R. Salzburg.

This medal bar contains more than one post war medal but I fond it most interesting because of the four stripe A-H wound medal and the German gold Wound Badge that were part of the display.

[Ulsterman]

wow-Offcr. Stvtr. Vogel was a very brave man.

[Guest Rick Research]

Suttner's VERY freaky post-1938 bar would not have been believable if it appeared on eBay-- what a bizarre mounting style!

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