Szanyi Miklós, Author at Sapkajelvény történetek

Red Devil 2

The name “Red Devil” remained as the common name of the Hussar regiments throughout the Great War. It was so

In the year 1914, the front in Galicia was still on the move. The Austro-Hungarian and Russian offensives have switched.

The city of Nyitra is an ancient settlement, first officially mentioned in 880. But it was already known in Roman

By the end of 1916, after averting the Romanian attack, the eastern front stretched along the peaks of the Eastern

The Kappeabzeichen shown in this section so far have been more about pieces mocking the enemy. This post is featuring

In 1898 the Hungarian Royal Honvéd Command built a garrison hospital on Gyáli Street in Budapest. In 1914, due to

Founded in 1696, the 4th Deutschmeister Infantry Regiment had perhaps the longest tradition in the Monarchy. It was named after

The 309th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was founded in the spring of 1915, from the IV battalion of the 19th Infantry

The Feldjäger battalions were bigger in personnel than the usual infantry battalions and had an independent command. They were used

The Schwarzlose M. 7 was a belt-fed machine gun, usually mounted on a tripod. It was designed by the German