Tyrol’s status changed several times in the Austrian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bonaparte Napoleon separated away the province from Austria for a while and annexed him to [ … ]
IR 39 fund for the disabled
The 39th Infantry Regiment was the house regiment of the city of Debrecen. Being a Debreciner, the history of the regiment has always interested me. Though, I no longer experienced [ … ]
Corps Arz
I have already touched the life of Colonel-General Arz von Straussenburg earlier here. Shortly after the beginning of the Great War, he was assigned a corps commander. After the tumultuous [ … ]
M9 10 cm Turmhaubitze
In the Tyrolean mountains, both the Monarchy and Italy set up a line of fortifications against each other. Part of the armament of the forts consisted of cannons placed in [ … ]
IR 82
One of the most beautiful badges, at least in my opinion. It’s no coincidence that I chose this as the header on the home page of the site. The 82nd [ … ]
Zugna Torta
Zugna Torta was an observation point in the Etsch valley above the town of Rovereto, south of it. During the Italian attack in 1915, Austro-Hungarian troops set up to defend [ … ]
M 15 7,5 cm mountain cannon
The light mountain cannon developed in the Skoda works in Pilsen between 1911 and 1914 was in service in the Monarchy from April 1915. The specialty of the mountain cannon [ … ]
Iron Warrior
The war effort required a huge financial effort from the states. We often tend to forget this, as the human sacrifice or the destruction of war, is much more spectacular [ … ]
IR 87 on Mt San Gabriele
The 87th Infantry Regiment received its crew from the territory of present-day Slovenia. Its cadre was stationed in Cilli (now Celje), with command and battalions in Pola. The regiment provided [ … ]
“Medic servant”
Red cross badges were often worn by sanitary soldiers and civilian personnel during the Great War. The badges were usually enameled and had no special inscription. However, they were produced [ … ]