Békési brigade

Lieutenant Colonel Békési’s Insurgent Brigade was formed in March 1915 from the remnants of units that had already suffered heavy losses. Its largest unit was the 20th Insurgent Infantry Regiment, which in 1914 fought in the 101st Infantry Brigade in the 1st Army organization in Galicia. After its disbandment, it transferred to the newly organized Békési Brigade. This unit operated until April 1916. At that time, its number of fighters shrank again to one infantry regiment, so from then on it was only known as the Békési regiment, or the 20th Insurgent Infantry Regiment. The regiment survived until the end of the war, first in the 215th Infantry Brigade, then in the 130th Brigade. At the end of the war, it was ordered from Ukraine to Orsova, but it was no longer deployed there.

The special feature of the badge is that in addition to the regiment, it also commemorates the former infantry brigade. This is obviously connected through the person of the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Békési. It can be assumed that he ordered the badge for his troops. Yet, we do not see his portrait on the badge, but an infantry soldier.