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Description: | whole: A ribbon of yellow silk overlaid with black printed image and text
image: Three shields bearing the Austro-Hungarian eagle, German eagle and a half obscured coat of arms. Below the shields a warrior killing
a dragon at the foot of a castle on a hill.
text: Vivat!
Befreiung Przemsyl
3. Juni
Die Ward geschmiedet
auf's neue der Niebelungen Treue
1915
Zum Besten des Roten Kreuzes
Przemsyl was a fortress guarding the Austro-Hungarian border which in the course of 1914 to 1915 changed hands several
times between Russian and Austro-Hungarian forces.
This Vivat Band celebrates the re-taking of the fortress by the Austro-Hungarian army in June 1915. It had previously surrendered to the
Russians 22 March 1915 which resulted in the capture of 120,000 Austrian soldiers.
The earliest known examples of Vivat Bander date from the eighteenth century and were produced in Prussia and allied German States. They
remained popular into the 1870s and were revived in 1913 in Germany to commemorate an array of events and anniversaries. During the First
World War considerable numbers of Vivat Bander were produced in Germany and Austria-Hungary. Most of the examples in the extensive IWM
collection were printed for the German Red Cross and other War Charities to raise funds.
During the First World War Vivat Bander commemorate specific battles and events as well as celebrating German and Austro-Hungarian monarchs
and commanders. They usually comprise of alternating images and text often including portraits and using historical and allegorical
imagery. Printed on coloured silk they were popular collector’s items and survive in fairly large numbers. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | German Red Cross Fall of Przemsyl 1915 Charities events / anniversaries Eastern Front commemorative First World War Austro-Hungarian Army Imperial German Army | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Verlag Amsler u Ruthardt. Berlin W8 | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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