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Description: | whole: A rust coloured ribbon with the design printed in black. The text is incorporated into the image which takes the
form of a decorative black frame with a line drawing in an oval in the centre. There is one word in capitals reversed out at the top of the
frame. Below this is a shield containing five lines of scripted type above a single word in a frame. There is another similar shield at the
bottom of the frame.
image: A decorative frame containing an oval-shaped portrait of von Mackensen in the centre and an iron cross motif at the
bottom.
text: 'Vivat von Mackensen d. Eroberer v Belgrad 9 Okt 1915. Ein Hurra den Deutschen Helden. Belgrad. Zum Besten des Roten Kreuzes. Verlag
von Amsler u. Ruthardt Berlin W8. A. Norden'
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: | peace / victory celebrations German Red Cross Military Personnel German Army flag / banner / standard August von portrait / personification Charities commemorative Mackensen | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | German Red Cross | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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