Austria Austrian German Ribbon Bar

[alan_g]

Here is a ribbon bar from my collection which belonged to an Austrian, who retained ties to Germany through period 1934 - 1938.

This ribbon bar was worn on the German Generals uniform in the film Escape to Victory with Michael Cain and Sylvester Stallone.

A nice little piece. Not one for the film, but was amazed to see one of the pieces from my collection on the big screen!!

[Chris Boonzaier]

How on earth did it make its way from Austria to Hollywood to the home of newkie brown ale??

[alan_g]

Haha, well, I picked this piece up from an Austrian dealer about a year ago. Reckon it got seperated from the tunic at some point in time, as lots tend to get broken up.

It was by chance I noticed the bar in the film, and thought it looked familiar. Held it up to the screen and bingo... identical match.

Interesting story though!!

[Stogieman]

I have a dollar that says whatever "officer" wore this in the film he was sporting an EK1 as well, which he could not have had without an EK2, thus making the bar quite historically inappropriate!

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have a dollar that says whatever "officer" wore this in the film he was sporting an EK1 as well, which he could not have had without an EK2, thus making the bar quite historically inappropriate!

yaou saying Hollywood makes mistakes??

[alan_g]

Here is an original Austrian ribbon bar Oberst Karl Berger who also doesn't sport an Iron Cross

[ÖSTA]

The Iron Cross ribbon could have been a button hole job. Making the ribbon bar very plausable