Austro-German Medal Bar

[VtwinVince]

I dragged this out to show a fellow member, and thought it might be of interest. Lots of zinc on this bar, and the silver bravery medal is aluminum.

[Flávio P.Z.Peixoto]

It's a very nice bar, I could be wrong, but did it belong to a combat medic because the red cross medal?

[VtwinVince]

Good question, I'm not really up on my K.u.K awards. I guess this guy was an NCO during the Republic period and then later was in the Wehrmacht, hence the Anschluss Medal.

[graham]

Very interesting combination. 

 

Some good info on the A-H red cross medal here:

 

http://www.omsa.org/red-cross-merit-medals-part-i/

[CRBeery]

We all need that one Austrian in the collection! So few real ones out there. Nice to see your excellent example!

[VtwinVince]

Thanks, and I agree that these German-style Austrian bars are somewhat scarce. Yours is really interesting, with the engraved Merit Cross. I once had a group to an officer from Pressburg with a couple of the pre-war Rothe presentation pieces, and one was a peacetime merit cross which was engraved. I wish I still had that group.

[scottplen]

Here are two

[VtwinVince]

As I said earlier, those two are fine examples. especially the first one with the silver merit medal with clasp.