Quite a variety of cap badges were made for some regiments. There may have been many reasons for this, but it is quite certain that both the crew and the [ … ]

Again, a very common, yet puzzling badge comes up today. Together with the army badges, this Bosnia-Hercegovina-Dalmatia badge is one of the most common pieces. If, on the other hand, [ … ]

This post fits in the line where I present images that represent unrealized, designed badges. Most recently, we saw a drawing of the beautiful enamel badge of the 1st Infantry [ … ]

The interesting thing about this post is the badge printed on the post card. According to the inscription, it is the insignia of the 1st Infantry Regiment. Based on the [ … ]

Eight of the ten honvéd hussar regiments were organized into two divisions at the beginning of the war. These divisions were first deployed as battle cavalry, and from 1915 onwards, [ … ]

I wish a blessed, merry Christmas to all my dear readers with this beautiful Kutzer postcard and extra badge. The badge is extra, as it is not mistaken, it is [ … ]

From 1915 until the end of the Great War, the War in the Alps received much attention in the contemporary media. Perhaps far greater than its weight and importance. There [ … ]

Gábor Csiszér’s extremely interesting postcard is the main topic of the post. The card is not a unique piece, it is reproduced in print, but as you can see is [ … ]

In the Austrian provinces of the Monarchy regiments of territorial forces were called Landwehr regiments. During the Great War, they were renamed rifle regiments (Schützen). It is not clear to [ … ]

After the occupation of Bosnia in 1878, the Monarchy stationed a significant occupying army of 40,000 in the country. This was necessary, the Bosnians were reluctant to see Austro-Hungarian rule. [ … ]