Another, earlier name of the army was Rohr Army Group after general Rohr, former army commander. After the opening of the Italian front, this army took care of the defense [ … ]
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IR 37
The home regiment of Nagyvárad has already been mentioned here. The bucks of the regiment were called Jóska bucks, referring to the name of the regiment’s owner, Archduke Joseph (József). [ … ]
FJB 9
Rifle battalions were organized throughout the Monarchy. Their training and employment differed from traditional infantry regiments, although the differences gradually decreased as the war progressed. After a while, the main [ … ]
FAR 127
Identifying and tracking artillery batteries in the tumult of the Great War is quite a difficult task. On the one hand, only a few of the artillery units have memorial [ … ]
Isonzo Army
One of the most common and best badges. This post is about exactly that diversity. The Isonzoarmee (former 5th Army) was active in Serbia before the opening of the Italian [ … ]
IR 50
The 50th infantry regiment was at home in Gyulafehérvár, an important city in Southern Transylvania, the center of the Romanians living there. Accordingly, the majority of its crew was of [ … ]
Skiers 2
Winter and the ski season are here: you can honor it with a ski badge. The ski troops were discussed earlier in connection with another badge here. I have now [ … ]
IR 37
The 37th Infantry Regiment was the regiment of Bihar County and Nagyvárad. The crew was made up of a mixed Hungarian and Romanian population living on the eastern edge of [ … ]
FJB 2
Located in the supplementary area of Northern Bohemia, this battalion had mostly Czech-speaking crew. The cadre was placed in Königrätz, the battalion was stationed in Lienz. They were assigned to [ … ]
IR 5
This regiment was the regiment of Szatmár County. The cadre was stationed in Szatmárnémeti. Its command located in Eperjes. The crew consisted of mixed Hungarian and Romanian nationalities. The year [ … ]