Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

March 7, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

March 1917: attack on the Magyaros roof

Winter warfare continued this month. Exhausted troops carried out smaller actions. No major operations took place on the fronts of

Men at arms

March 5, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Polish Legion 2.

I already wrote about the Polish Legion here in the special units section. The unit represented a remarkable military force,

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

March 3, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

IR 37

The home regiment of Nagyvárad has already been mentioned here. The bucks of the regiment were called Jóska bucks, referring

Roundtrip in Austria-Hungary

February 28, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Szeged’s Honvéd mounted artillery divisions

I know the badges of two Honvéd mounted artillery units. For a long time, I couldn’t get much information about

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

February 26, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

FJB 9

Rifle battalions were organized throughout the Monarchy. Their training and employment differed from traditional infantry regiments, although the differences gradually

Men at arms

February 24, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Sancta Barbara

St. Barbara is the patron saint of gunners. It seems that this cult was strong during the Great War, as

Generals and personalities

February 22, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Colonel Karl Glöckner in IR 23

He was born on December 31, 1871, graduated from the Military Academy in Vienna in 1893 and from the Kriegsschule

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

February 20, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

FAR 127

Identifying and tracking artillery batteries in the tumult of the Great War is quite a difficult task. On the one

War propaganda

February 18, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Jerouschek company

For some of the badges on the website, I also referred to the name of the manufacturing company. Most often,

Battles

February 16, 2023 Szanyi Miklós

Mte Meletta: BHIR 2

The Monarchy annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. The occupation was not without conflict. The local population organized themselves into