Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

IR 99

The 99th Infantry Regiment was the regiment of the city of Znaim. The “Homeland Guard” (Heimatwächter) badge with the city

Italy’s “betrayal” deeply outraged the inhabitants of the Monarchy. The former ally has switched to the enemy. This was already

Mortars were an important artillery tool in trench battles. Their projectiles moved on a steep trajectory, so they could reach

The monarch’s portrait and name appeared on many cap badges, he was very popular among the soldiers. The crew, sworn

Another, earlier name of the army was Rohr Army Group after general Rohr, former army commander. After the opening of

The regiment’s predecessor was a dragoon regiment founded in 1758. In the structure of the Austrian cavalry, the three types

The corps were army troops consisting of 2-3 divisions. They were able to carry out independent operations. This was especially

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

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

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