The air force of the Monarchy developed continuously during the Great War. At first, the most important task was reconnaissance, above all target spotting for the artillery. This could even [ … ]

The main topic of this post is an interesting field correspondence card. With this capital letter, the addressee is notified that the postal control number of the unit of the [ … ]

It was a Polish infantry regiment, the city of Kraków and its surroundings provided its crew. At the beginning of the Great War, his command was in nearby Troppau, but [ … ]

Tyrol enjoyed a special status in Austria. I will not go into the historical reasons for this here. From the point of view of the Great War, it is important [ … ]

It was the separate special battalion of the parent regiment, mostly of Czech (Moravian) nationality, with headquarters in the city of Bileca. He belonged to the 6th mountain brigade throughout [ … ]

The regiment was founded in 1663. Since the Turkish wars, it had participated in all major armed conflicts of the Habsburg Monarchy. From 1888, the hereditary owner of the regiment [ … ]

Relatively little can be known about the units of the terrifying and mysterious giant 30,5 cm Skoda mortar. These cannons were operated mostly by the fortress artillery regiments. During the [ … ]

The regiment was organized d in the spring of 1915 in Transylvania. Together with the 306th honvéd infantry regiment, they formed the 202nd honvéd infantry brigade until 1917. This brigade [ … ]

Four hussar regiments belonged to the 10th Cavalry Division. In the winter of 1914, great uncertainty prevailed in the Monarchy’s army regarding the use of cavalry in the war. The [ … ]