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Uhlans’ czapka

The word chapka means cap in both Polish and Russian. During the Great War, and even earlier, Polish cavalry headgear

The great Russian offensive of June 1916 crushed the Austro-Hungarian 4th and 7th armies. In many places, even the strongest

From the inexhaustible propaganda material of the Great War, I have now again selected a badge that shows the national

The Monarchy had to fight against Italy on high mountain terrain. This was a serious challenge for the soldiers in

Both the badge and the photo are my favorite. I already wrote about the destroyed Salcano valley bridge here. For

In the Sudetenland, the city of Eger and its surroundings were the home of the 6th Landwehr (later rifle) regiment.

Post by Gábor Széplaki. For a long time, I have had pieces in my collection that are clearly related to

I have already written briefly about the fatal attack of the British in Turkey. I brought up the topic again,

The Bosnians were among the elite units of the Monarchy. This was probably due to their warrior past and their

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