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Red Devil 2

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

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

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

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

A fairly rare and much sought for badge is the IR 30 badge with the image of the Salcano railway

The 58th Division was deployed on the Italian front. Its backbone was made up of mountain-trained troops, battalions of the

In the great reorganization of the Monarchy artillery in early 1918, mixed artillery regiments were established. This meant that the

Almost all k.u.k. regiments sent one battalion for mountain training. It is rather obvious that warfare in the mountains requires

The 32nd Infantry regiment was the house-regiment of Budapest with long historic traditions. The permanent owner of the regiment (Regimentsinhaber)

The cap badge of the Infantry Regiment No. 38 is one of the very much desired objects of Kappenabzeichen collectors.