After the fall of Przemysl, from March 22, 1915, Russian pressure on the defense line of the 3rd Austro-Hungarian Army in the Carpathians intensified. The troops that had previously besieged [ … ]
Category: Battles
Plava-Globna: monument of the 4th insurgents
In quieter periods, the troops erected monuments near the front line, tried to make their surroundings livable. The camps and smaller settlements where they rested were the most suitable for [ … ]
Aklos Inn
The military operations in the Eastern Carpathians from the fall of 1916 have already been discussed on this page. An outstanding event was the capture of Magyaros-height, which dominates the [ … ]
Punta Corbin
There is a badge which, according to its inscription, depicts the Doberdo. In Hungarian usage the name refers mainly to the Karst plateau named after Lake Doberdob. However, in a [ … ]
10th Isonzo battle “the largest”
According to the badge, the May 1917 Isonzo battle was the largest until then. In many ways this is true. In the spring and early summer of 1917, the opposing [ … ]
Mte Meletta: BHIR 2
The Monarchy annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. The occupation was not without conflict. The local population organized themselves into self-defense groups according to historical traditions. They confronted the advancing [ … ]
St Mihiel
In 1918, the troops of the Monarchy had already defeated most of their opponents. Only on the Italian front did intense fighting take place, and in Albania did enemy troops [ … ]
36th howitzer battery in Turkey
The Monarchy tried to provide a limited amount of assistance to Turkey’s war effort. This help primarily meant the transfer of artillery batteries. The activities of the von Marno mountain [ … ]
Defence of Podgora and Oslavija in the winter of 1915
In the winter of 1915-16, the mountains on the west bank of the Isonzo (Podgora and Mt Sabotino) were still retained by the Monarchy. In the middle of the flatter [ … ]
Defense of the Dorna Vatra region
In the fall of 1916, the Russians launched offensive operations in the Eastern Carpathians to support the collapsing Romanian forces. The operations started from the Tatar Pass to the Ojtoz [ … ]