Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

Japan? Egypt?

Some of the patriotic badges show the friendship of arms of the Monarchy and Germany and the common fight against

The 7th hussar regiment received its crew from Pest County. His barracks and headquarters were in Debrecen. The buildings of

The inscription on most artillery insignia shows the numbers of the divisions where they were assigned to. I have written

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