The 43rd infantry regiment was part of the 17th division, which was commanded by Archduke Joseph as part of the VII. corps during the most difficult period of the war [ … ]
6th fortress artillery regiment
The fortress artillery regiments of the Monarchy were originally the units providing the heavy artillery. Armies designed for mobile warfare did not need heavy artillery. The high destructive power of [ … ]
VI Corps
Corps’ Kappenabzeichen were not too rare and there are a good number of them on wearing photos. The interesting thing about this post is the wearer, in addition to the [ … ]
Young stormtrooper
There are many posts on the site that depict members of the Sturmtruppe. We usually see them with equipment, helmets, grenades, and short carbines on their backs. This picture is [ … ]
IR 1
The Emperor’s Regiment. Usually, the units marked with number 1 (infantry regiment, hussar regiment, etc.) were named after the ruler, and the ruler was the owner of the regiment. This [ … ]
Tegetthoff-class battleships
The Monarchy’s navy developed at a rapid pace from the 1880s onwards. The effort resulted in the world’s sixth largest navy. The primary purpose of this was to protect the [ … ]
IR 83
An irregular entry follows in all respects. There is no cap badge in the background photo, just an Easter greeting written on the board. But Easter is over, so why [ … ]
April 1918
The First Battle of Amman was decisive for the fate of the Turkish Empire in Palestine. The British Egyptian army, which achieved a breakthrough in December 1917 in the vicinity [ … ]
Easter
I wish blessed Easter Holiday to every reader!
FLIK 9
At the outbreak of the Great War, the already operational FLIK 9 squadron was stationed in Kraków. During the war, they were first transferred to the Serbian front, where they [ … ]