Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

40th heavy howitzer battery

The development of artillery took place continuously throughout the Great War. The artillery units, the number of cannons used, the

I recently received a very nice Kappenabzeichen with the caption on the title. I definitely wanted to know what kind

The 23rd was a mixed nationality regiment recruited from the central part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its recruiting area

Among the Kappenabzeichen of the Great War, there are several that refer to some kind of cannon with the inscription

He was born 1861 in Laibach (today Ljubljana). He studied in Keszthely and then in Kremsmünster. After graduating from the

After successfully defending the great Russian attacks, the Central Powers launched a large-scale counterattack on the Russian front in May

As a result of the horrors and physical fatigue seen in the wars, the soldiers ’eyes become expressionless and deconcentrated.

The Landwehr regiments recruited in Tyrol and Vorarlberg were named Kk. Landesschützen regiments, and from January 1917 Kaiserschützen regiments.

The entry of the Monarchy into the Great War was not in accordance with preconceived notions. The speed of Russian

The 32nd Infantry Regiment was the home regiment of Budapest. I have written about the namesake Maria Theresa and the