Tyrol 1848 commemorative ribbon on ribbon bar

[P.F.]

Just got this ribbon bar in the post today. I have identified the following ribbons but the last 2 stump me. Could they be the Tyrol Commemorative Medal for 1848? Is this possible on a post-1934 ribbon bar? Or what other medals could these last 2 ribbons represent?

1. Austrian Bravery Medal

2. Austrian Military Decoration for Long Service OR Wurttemburg Bravery Medal?

3. Tyrol Commemorative Medal 1914-1918

4. Honor Cross 1914-1918

5. Hungarian Commemorative Medal 1914-1918

6. Tyrol Commemorative Medal 1848?

7. Tyrol Commemorative Medal 1848?

Combination seems strange with the Austrian ribbon first, therefore i would assume the 2nd ribbon is infact the Austrian Military Decoration for Long Service...and therefore the ribbon bar of an Austrian?

I appreciate any light that can be shed on this one.

Thank you

Pierce

[P.F.]

Reverse.

[Ian]

I think you will find the last two award ribbons are for the state of Styria (post 1920 awards?). Styria is located in the south east corner of the Austrian Republic.

I don't have my reference material with me at the moment.

Cheers,

Ian

[Josef Rietveld]

Dear Pierce IMHO the Greenwhite Ribbon stands for a servicetime (maybe Merit)-medal

from the styrian branch of the nationwide KAMERADSCHAFTSBUND.

The Kameradschaftsbund is a Veterans-Organization that was

originally founded 1850. After 1900 the numbers increased and

after 1918 it became an austrianwide national mass-organization that was in 1938

instantly forbidden by the now ruling NS-Government.

The Hundreds of Kameradschaftsbund-Vereine

and Sections became 'gleichgeschaltet'. Some sections were extinguished,

some merged with the german NS-Controlled-Kyffhäuserbund. Their Aim was to weaken and

erase the austrian tradition in this veterans-organization

and to strenghten the we-are-all-germans-soldiers-Approach.

Not untill 1953 it took to reestablish the old Kameradschaftsbund and his nine main-branches,

one for each austrian bundesland (Province).

The OKB is still active with actual 250.000 Members and 1800 kind of 'Clubhouses' spread over the country.

The members come mostly from non-urban aereas and smaller Citys (especially from Carinthia)

ÖKB

BTW i'am NO member

josef

Edited June 25, 2010 by Josef Rietveld

[P.F.]

My thanks to both Ian and Josef for identifying the last 2 ribbons.

Josef, thank you for the brief history and the link on the Vets Organisation. The information you have provided leads me to believe that this ribbon bar was constructed between 1934 and 1938 when the Styrian Organisation was banned in Austria.

If anyone has pictures of these medals i would love to see them.

Kind regards

Pierce

Edited June 26, 2010 by P.F.

[Josef Rietveld]

My thanks to both Ian and Josef for identifying the last 2 ribbons.

Josef, thank you for the brief history and the link on the Vets Organisation. The information you have provided leads me to believe that this ribbon bar was constructed between 1934 and 1938 when the Styrian Organisation was banned in Austria.

If anyone has pictures of these medals i would love to see them.

Kind regards

Pierce

Try this Link and scroll down to Steiermak (Styria)

My link

josef

[P.F.]

Try this Link and scroll down to Steiermak (Styria)

My link

josef

Thank you Josef.

Pierce