In the trench battles of the Great War, constant communication between troop units, observers and headquarters was critically important. In the artillery, for example, the officer observing the targets continuously [ … ]
Month: October 2022
Faith breaking Italy
“Slap the transgressor!” said the inscription on the puppet shown in the picture, which was erected on Margaret Island of Budapest in 1915. The inscription on the badge that is [ … ]
IR 38
I have already presented pictures of the flag badges of the Arkansas company. Here we now see a nice wearing photo of one of them. The most common way for [ … ]
Gorlice
Perhaps the most significant victorious operation of the Monarchy was the offensive against the Russians that began on May 2, 1915. Though, it should be clarified right from the start: [ … ]
Sarajevo
The name of Sarajevo is most famous for the assassination that started the Great War. But Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, was not brought to this city by [ … ]
Karl
After Queen Zita, it is also necessary to mention her husband, Emperor and King Karl. He has already been mentioned several times on this page. I would like to point [ … ]
Zita
She came from the Parma branch of the Bourbon family and was born in 1892. In 1911, she married Archduke Charles, who matched her in both age and rank. Their [ … ]
IR 58
The 58th Infantry Regiment, based in Stanislau, was one of the regiments of Eastern Galicia. Organizationally, the it belonged to the XI. corps that fought on the Russian front almost [ … ]
Hussar attack
The troops of the armed forces were often judged by the public based on stereotypes that were far from reality. In connection with the hussars, the image of horsemen charging [ … ]
31st division assault troop
The command of the 31st infantry division was in Budapest. The 32nd, 44th, 69th infantry regiments and the 3rd Bosnian infantry regiment, also stationed in Budapest, belonged to it. Its [ … ]