By 1915, after the first8-9 months of the Great War, the troops of the Monarchy suffered extremely heavy losses. This was true for all types of regiments. Attempts were made [ … ]
Month: August 2021
Airmail Fortress Przemysl – 1. Army
The main curiosity of this post, of course, is not so much the badge of the 1st Army, which was one of the first cap badges by the way. Rather, [ … ]
17th Honvéd infantry regiment
The Honvéd and Landwehr regiments were considered rather second-line units before the Great War. This was also evident in the fact that when the line-up was sorted, the joint k.u.k. [ … ]
Armored train
In the Great War, armored trains were used primarily on the eastern battlefield. The first assemblies were built by the Russians back in 1912 and were successfully used in Galicia [ … ]
Military transport lines
It is not necessary to explain at length that the movement of armies of many hundreds of thousands is a huge logistical task. During the Great War, troops were able [ … ]
August 1915
Following the Gorlice breakthrough, the retreat of the Russians lasted until the end of August, when they were finally able to set foot. Millions of people were killed in the [ … ]