The 13th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was the home regiment of the city of Pozsony. A war memorial was erected also in this city, which could be covered with nails purchased [ … ]
Month: March 2022
Genie troops
Warfare requires very much a solution of technical problems. This applies to all areas of the use of military force. The maintenance of armaments and equipment affects combat units most [ … ]
Cima di Cece
The Cece Summit lies in East Tirol, it is the highest peak of the Fleimstal Ridge, 2754 meters high. The Dolomites were the scene of fighting in the early days [ … ]
7th Army
The badge of the Austro-Hungarian 7th Army is again a common badge, it is included in every collection. On the postcard selected as the background for the post, the smaller [ … ]
37th Honvéd Howitzer Regiment
For some reason, the artillery units of the Monarchy had relatively fewer insignia than infantry or cavalry. In addition, very few wearing photos were taken of them. The photo that [ … ]
Mannlicher rifle
M1895 Mannlicher Rifle. This weapon was produced in the Monarchy in largest number in Steyr (OEWG) and Budapest (FÉG). It featured a straight pull, that is, after a shot was [ … ]
Stosstrupp
The “sponge cake” shaped general assault badge is a sought after but not unattainably rare badge. It is included in many collections. However, its variations are much less well-known. Like [ … ]
Colonel Viktor Russ
This is a post of my friend Gábor Vásárhelyi, who is a dedicated Bukovina researcher and thus, of course, he also searches for the memories of Viktor Russ. Russ was [ … ]
March 1916: the 5th Isonzo battle
After the Italian war declaration in 1915, fierce fighting unfolded on the south-western front until late autumn. The winter weather was not suitable to major military operations, as it was [ … ]
Józef Pilsudski
One of the leaders of the Polish Legion during the Great War. He was born in 1867 in Zulow, which is now part of Lithuania and was part of the [ … ]