13 awards ribbon bar from a "Oberst"

[ChrisH]

hello all,

please help me, what are this for awards ?
comes from family, holder is a Oberst

regards Chris

[Matthieu]

Hi Chris,

I can suggest this link ... I think you'll find most of them there.

http://www.medals.lava.pl/de/de3.htm

B.Regards
Matthieu

[ChrisH]

oh great padge .......... many thanks
regards Chris

[Don D.]

So was he an Austrian?

[ChrisH]

yes, but found in Ostpreussen (Polen)

[Don D.]

So what do you know about him? What unit?

[luftkrieg]

Please post pictures of the reverse.
thanks

[gregM]

So how do you "read" an Austrian ribbon bar?
Don't most of the lesser Austrian medals use the same ribbon?

Just wondering.

[Don D.]

They were generally awarded from lower to higher. As long as you know the rank, officer or enlisted, you can make an educated guess.

[Don D.]

Left of the hindy is the wound medal, small silver tapferkeit, large silver tapferkeit, Signum Laudis, Military Merit Cross, Imperial Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, and probaly an EK2.

My best guess anyways.

http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/decorat.htm

[saschaw]

No "Tapferkeitsmedaille" to an Austrian officer, unless he got it back as a Fähnrich, or he got the two officer grades, but those should have a "K" device on the ribbon. No "K" devices, so more likely some "Signvm Lavdis" war time military merit medals, a military merit cross 3rd class with war decoration and for the war ribbon without device maybe a Franz Joseph order, knight's cross. Ribbon #7 is the "Karl Trupenkreuz" for participation in WWI. The other stuff should be known, I think...

Could we please get the name of the wearer?

[haynau]

Most AH-Bars demand a liitle bit of creative thinking and imagination

I see:

IC 2

Iron Crown 3rd Class KD X

First i thought of a Silver Bravery Medal for officers but, as saschaw mentioned, there is no K-Device and it doesn't look if there was a one mounted anytime. So I guess, like saschaw again, it could be a Knightscross of the Order of Franz Josef on Warribbon. If he received a Bravery Medal as Fähnrich it would come AFTER the officers decorations.

Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with KD X

Silver Military Merit Medal with X

Bronce Military Merit Medal with X

Karl-Troop-Cross

Wounded Medal

just my 2 cents

haynau

[Don D.]

I've always wondered what they (the Austrians) were thinking when they went to the war ribbon for all those awards.