The word chapka means cap in both Polish and Russian. During the Great War, and even earlier, Polish cavalry headgear was called “czapka”. It was a cavalry headgear that ended [ … ]
Month: August 2022
August 1916 Stochod river
The great Russian offensive of June 1916 crushed the Austro-Hungarian 4th and 7th armies. In many places, even the strongest regiments were simply swept away by the multiple superiority. The [ … ]
Colors of the Central Powers
From the inexhaustible propaganda material of the Great War, I have now again selected a badge that shows the national colors of the countries of the Central Powers. The colors [ … ]
Skier
The Monarchy had to fight against Italy on high mountain terrain. This was a serious challenge for the soldiers in all seasons, but especially in winter conditions. As a lowland [ … ]
15. Corps at Isonzo
Both the badge and the photo are my favorite. I already wrote about the destroyed Salcano valley bridge here. For me, this panorama is the symbol and emblem of the [ … ]
6th Schützen Regiment Eger
In the Sudetenland, the city of Eger and its surroundings were the home of the 6th Landwehr (later rifle) regiment. The usual story applies here as well: the Austrian Landwehr [ … ]
Badge of the pioneers’ explosives curse in Krems
Post by Gábor Széplaki. For a long time, I have had pieces in my collection that are clearly related to a specific topic and period, but I have not yet [ … ]
Dardanelles
I have already written briefly about the fatal attack of the British in Turkey. I brought up the topic again, mainly because there is a very nice badge that I [ … ]
BHIR 3
The Bosnians were among the elite units of the Monarchy. This was probably due to their warrior past and their experience and skills with the armed lifestyle of Bosnian men. [ … ]
IR 26
Kappenabzeichen.hu is a Hungarian website that is also available in English for foreign readers. However, there are more articles about Hungarian regiments and cap badges than from other nations of [ … ]