St. Michael’s Church with its triple dome is the defining building of the city’s panorama. The church was built in the mid-1200s and rebuilt between 1673 and 1686 into the [ … ]
Month: February 2021
Paul von Hindenburg Marshal
German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg was born in Posen (now Poznan) in 1847. His father was a Prussian army officer. From 1858 he studied at the Military School in [ … ]
16th Jäger Battalion
The Monarchy used some of the Jäger battalions concentrated in higher units. For example, the 16th Jäger Battalion, formed in Silesia in 1849, was assigned to the 16th Infantry Brigade, [ … ]
February, 1915
The way of the Austro-Hungarian forces seeking to liberate the fortress of Przemysl, was hampered by natural obstacles in the mountainous terrain and by inclement weather, in addition to the [ … ]