Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

26. Schützen Regiment

In the Austrian provinces of the Monarchy regiments of territorial forces were called Landwehr regiments. During the Great War, they

Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Hötzendorf, Hindenburg. Full letter H, what an alliteration! In addition, the German “Long live!” exclamation also shows H:

In military aviation, the most successful fighter pilots since the Great War have been called “aces”. It is customary to

Stary Dvor, the “Old Palace” was the residence of the Obranovich dynasty in Belgrade. Today it is the seat of

After the occupation of Bosnia in 1878, the Monarchy stationed a significant occupying army of 40,000 in the country. This

Cap badges gradually became fashionable from early 1915. At first, the main role was played by propaganda badges. These were

He was born in the Teschen branch of the Habsburg-Lorraine house in 1856. Grandson of Archduke Charles, who was the

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There was no talk of Ulan’s, much less of Ulan’s in Hungary. The cavalry recruited in the territory of the

The ever-expanding Great War placed increased demands on artillery. The number and firepower of the artillery equipment used had to