In 1867, the government of Austria and the Austrian emperor, agreed with Hungarian aristocrats and politicians representing the Hungarian nation to share power in Hungary. This is the event of [ … ]
Month: October 2020
Karl Magerl von Kouffheim
He was member of an old Graz family, who added several military officers to the Army and Fleet of the Monarchy. He was the commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment [ … ]
Munkács (Mukacevo)
The Castle of Munkács is one of the known and important sites of Hungarian history. The castle is best known for the presence of Ms Ilona Zrínyi here, who was [ … ]
30,5 cm Mortar 2.
The 30 and a half cm mortar is an inexhaustible subject. The huge bullet, the gigantic gun barrel. The car carriage of the bullet, the lifting device mounted on the [ … ]
Kraków
For me Kraków is the nicest Polish city. It is second most populous, today it has a population of 760,000. Throughout the history of Poland, it was the capital city [ … ]
1st Honvéd Hussar Regiment
In this post, my friend Gábor Széplaki’s beautiful photo and the associated cap badge make us think and investigate. Following the great reorganization in 1913, the Royal Hungarian 1st Honvéd [ … ]
The Italian cat
The early escalation of the Great War was triggered by the entry into war of some European countries in addition to the already involved Central Powers and the Entente. First [ … ]
Automobile Corps 2
The photo in the post is a follow-up to the previous material about automobile corps. It’s got the same person on it, and it is also a picture of Lux-Fotó [ … ]
19th Landwehr Infantry Regiment
The 19th Krakow Landwehr Infantry Regiment was part of the 131st Brigade and the Hofmann (XXV) Corps was its higher unit throughout the Great War. The corps was deployed on [ … ]
Automobile Corps
Post written by Gábor Széplaki From the last decade of the 19th century, motorization has gained ground in the world. Vehicles were already appearing in military exercises at the beginning [ … ]