Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

Corps Arz

I have already touched the life of Colonel-General Arz von Straussenburg earlier here. Shortly after the beginning of the Great

In the Tyrolean mountains, both the Monarchy and Italy set up a line of fortifications against each other. Part of

One of the most beautiful badges, at least in my opinion. It’s no coincidence that I chose this as the

Zugna Torta was an observation point in the Etsch valley above the town of Rovereto, south of it. During the

The light mountain cannon developed in the Skoda works in Pilsen between 1911 and 1914 was in service in the

The war effort required a huge financial effort from the states. We often tend to forget this, as the human

The 87th Infantry Regiment received its crew from the territory of present-day Slovenia. Its cadre was stationed in Cilli (now

Red cross badges were often worn by sanitary soldiers and civilian personnel during the Great War. The badges were usually

The reader may rightly ask, “What is special about a cavalry squadron belonging to a cavalry division? Riders among riders!

The graphics on the postcard of this post have excited me for many, many years. We see in this a