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Description: | whole: A ribbon of grey silk overlaid with black printed image and text
image: A warrior stands victorious over three vanquished opponents. This image is surmounted by an Austro-Hungarian double headed eagle
surrounded by a garland.
text: Vivat das befreite Galizien
Officielles Band
Für das Rote Kreuz
Das Kriegsfürsorgeamt
Das Kriegshilfsbüro
1915
This Vivat Band celebrates the recapture of Austrian Galicia and East Prussia in May 1915. The combined German and
Austro-Hungarian army defeated Russian forces which had been occuping the are since the outbreak of the First World War.
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: | Allegory emblems Eastern Front 1914-1918 German Red Cross Charities events / anniversaries commemorative First World War Austro-Hungarian Army Imperial German Army | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Das Kriegshilfsbüro | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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