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Description: | whole: A ribbon of yellow silk overlaid with black printed image and text
image: A warrior with drawn sword above the bust of General Litzmann.
text: Vivat Kowno
18. August 1915
Hindenburg's Denken
Eichhorn's Kraft
Litzmann's Lenken,
habens vollbracht!
Zum Besten des Roten Kreuzes
[Vivat Kowno
Hindenburg's plan,
Eichhorn's power
and Litzmann's action
have succeeded.
For the benefit of the Red Cross]
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: | Litzmann Eastern Front 1914-1918 German Red Cross Hindenburg Emil von (Generaloberst) Charities events / anniversaries Karl Eichhorn Paul von commemorative First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Amsler u Ruthardt, Berlin W8 | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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