The statue was ordered in the spring of 1915 by the Augusta Fund and the Military Aid Office to raise donations. The work was entrusted to Ferenc Sidlo, a well-known [ … ]
Month: March 2021
Artillery of Görz
In 1915-16, the most serious fightings on the Italian front were for the possession of the town of Görz and for the maintenance or liquidation of the Austro-Hungarian bridgehead established [ … ]
U-Boots – Submarines
The Navy of the Monarchy had the 6th strongest fleet at the outbreak of the Great War. The military command assigned the task of the fleet to supervise the Adriatic [ … ]
Heinrich von Hess IR 49
He was not a general of the Great War, but he was the owner of the 49th Infantry Regiment. I’ve already written about the regiment in connection with a wear [ … ]
Alexander von Krobatin
Alexander von Krobatin (1849-1933) was an Austrian artillery officer, and from 1912 to 1917 he was Minister of War of the Monarchy. His father reached the rank of lieutenant colonel [ … ]
Textile troop insigna
In this post we will be talking about cap badges, but not the artistic metal badges first associated by everyone, but a much simpler design, systematized canvas (textile) signs introduced [ … ]
Burg Hochosterwitz, KuK 7. Infanterie Regiment “Khevenhüller”
Burg Hochosterwitz has been owned by the Khevenhüller family since 1541. It is located near Launsdorf in Carinthia. It was built on a 175 meter high dolomite rock. On the [ … ]
Hussar Regiment 3 “Hadik”
The crew of the 3rd Hussar Regiment came from the eastern part of the Hungarian Great Plain, from the area of the VII. Corps. The regiment had its headquarters in [ … ]
Görz mock badge
In the series of mock badges, this current piece again shows the Austrian private teaching the enemy. The subject suffering from the funny scene is an Italian. A Bersaglieri, judged [ … ]
IR 26
This was the house regiment of the city of Esztergom. Its crew was recruited from the population of Esztergom, Bars and Hont counties. They were mostly Hungarians and to a [ … ]