The 84th Infantry Regiment was founded in 1882 as part of the armed force development program. It was formed from the battalions of the 4, 14, 49 and 59 infantry [ … ]
Month: January 2021
Count Radetzky Hospital
Detecting the background of hospital badges is always very difficult. I haven’t found a regular record of military hospitals similar to military units yet. There are secondary sources, especially about [ … ]
Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf
Field Marshal, Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during most of the Great War (1912-1917). He was born in Vienna in 1852. His father was a hussar colonel, and [ … ]
Skill badge for the food commissariat branch
Another exciting and in-detail post by Gábor Széplaki: The efficiency and impact of an army is inconceivable without a well-organized, established and professionally functioning supply. The well-fed, well-equipped, effectively trained [ … ]
Theresienstadt (Terezin)
Theresienstadt was a military town. It was founded in 1780 by Joseph II. The construction of his fortress served the protection of the German-Prussian border region. The city was named [ … ]
Happy New Year!
I wish all my visitors good health, joy and fun for the coming 2021!