Another exciting and in-detail post by Gábor Széplaki: The efficiency and impact of an army is inconceivable without a well-organized, established and professionally functioning supply. The well-fed, well-equipped, effectively trained [ … ]
Theresienstadt (Terezin)
Theresienstadt was a military town. It was founded in 1780 by Joseph II. The construction of his fortress served the protection of the German-Prussian border region. The city was named [ … ]
Happy New Year!
I wish all my visitors good health, joy and fun for the coming 2021!
Guard in the Carpathians
Cooperation between the armies of the Central Powers began early in the war. Negotiations between the chiefs of staff were much needed to increase the success of the war effort. [ … ]
Skillful grooms’ badge
The new post of Gábor Széplaki is about another horse-related skill. The entire army of the Monarchy, taking into account joint army, Honvéd and Landwher troops, included 54 cavalry regiments. [ … ]
Christmas greetings 2020
Merry Christmas to all my visitors! Have nice holidays, peace and joy and most of all good health at the end of the year! The Kappenabzeichen Stories website has been [ … ]
Peter Hofmann infantry general
Peter Hofmann was born in Vienna in 1865. He graduated from the Theresianum military school in Wiener Neustadt in 1884. He was appointed staff officer in 1889 and sent to [ … ]
The story of private Rácz
A special triangular badge with fine engraved script. You can tell immediately that it was prepared for some important event. Spelling out the caption isn’t difficult: “Ferencz Rácz warrior of [ … ]
China Batteries
There’s relatively little knowledge about the China batteries. At least, I barely found out anything. By browsing through the volume “The Hungarian Gunner”, the following were revealed. In 1914, the [ … ]
Turkish troops in Galicia
After Turkey’s entry into the war, military cooperation intensified between the new ally and the Central Powers. After Bulgaria’s entry into force and the capture of Serbia, the Central Powers [ … ]