Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

War diary

January 19, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

January, 1916

In the winter of 1914, the Monarchy received a big slap from little Serbia. The hard-to-occupy areas in the fall

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

January 17, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

IR 69

Quite a variety of cap badges were made for some regiments. There may have been many reasons for this, but

Roundtrip in Austria-Hungary

January 15, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

Durazzo

As the badges depicting the sights in the Monarchy waned, I also took out some works that show the objects

Special units

January 13, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

Cycling battalions

This was a truly special troop, as among the innovations of the age, in addition to motorization, the muscle driven

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

January 11, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

BHD

Again, a very common, yet puzzling badge comes up today. Together with the army badges, this Bosnia-Hercegovina-Dalmatia badge is one

Generals and personalities

January 9, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

Enver Pasha

Ismail Enver, a much-debated figure in Turkish history, was deputy commander-in-chief of the Turkish army involved in the fighting during

Kappenabzeichen on postcards

January 7, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

ITD 32

This post fits in the line where I present images that represent unrealized, designed badges. Most recently, we saw a

Men at arms

January 5, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

FJB 10

I stood puzzled with the little numbered horns of the Austro-Hungarian Jägers for a while. These are very common among

Men at arms

January 3, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

HIR 32

The photo on which the post is based has already been featured before, as we can discover several cap badges

War propaganda

January 1, 2022 Szanyi Miklós

Author: Szanyi Miklós

January, 1916

IR 69

Durazzo

Cycling battalions

BHD

Enver Pasha

ITD 32

FJB 10

HIR 32

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