In May 1916, the Great War had been going on for almost two years. The Monarchy survived the crisis in the winter of 1914-15. In the spring of 1915, they [ … ]
Month: May 2022
12th Hussar regiment
Looking back, cavalry in the conditions of the Great War seems incredibly outdated. In times of devastating artillery attacks, trench infantry, how can cavalry be used? Surely not on horseback, [ … ]
Debrecen IR 39
The infantry regiment of the city of Debrecen was the 39th regiment founded in 1756. The history of this troop was also rich in events, and perhaps the most interesting [ … ]
Viribus Unitis!
With united forces! This was one of the slogans of Franz Joseph, which often appears in war propaganda materials. The catchword itself is much earlier, as the first member of [ … ]
Pilot badge
When selecting the photo and badge used for this post, I was struck by the similarity of the portrait of the man depicted on them. It’s like the badge was [ … ]