Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

Mannlicher rifle

M1895 Mannlicher Rifle. This weapon was produced in the Monarchy in largest number in Steyr (OEWG) and Budapest (FÉG). It

The “sponge cake” shaped general assault badge is a sought after but not unattainably rare badge. It is included in

This is a post of my friend Gábor Vásárhelyi, who is a dedicated Bukovina researcher and thus, of course, he

After the Italian war declaration in 1915, fierce fighting unfolded on the south-western front until late autumn. The winter weather

One of the leaders of the Polish Legion during the Great War. He was born in 1867 in Zulow, which

The 14th Landwehr was headquartered in Brünn. Brünn was and still is the capital of Moravia, home to many military

My friend Gábor Vásárhelyi sent me some of his great-grandfather’s memorabilia to help me find out where he was in

The alliance of the Central Powers could be considered an alliance of the two emperors at the beginning of the

One of the best known badges is the subject of the current post. Its inscription ‘Tirol – Landesverteidigung’ recalls mainly

After forcing Serbia and Montenegro to their knees, the attack on the Entente troops continued in Albania. Albania was neutral