Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

Gas mask

Among the many military innovations of the Great War, one of the most horrific was the use of chemical weapons

Ever wondered why relatively many badges were made in different sizes? The two (sometimes three) sizes can be easily compared

The most important event for the Monarchy this month was the long-planned last major offensive in Italy. The best divisions,

Very few artillery cap badges have surviving wear photos. Especially with the Kappenabzeichen of the various divisions or batteries. There

I have already written about the 1st Landwehr Infantry Regiment in Vienna here. At that time the focus was on

One of the wonderful cavalry Kappenabzeichen is that of the 4th Mounted Riflemen. The identification of the troop is a

I came across a rare badge recently. The portrait of general major von Altrosenburg with the cityscape of Lemberg in

Each of the hunter battalions had a large numbered horn badge that could be pinned to the hat and a

By the fifth year of the Great War, the warring parties were tired of fighting.Deprivation took on enormous proportions both

The training of the assault troops took place in several phases. The selection of people was already carried out according