Doctor among the family members. Military health is an important and special area of the respective armed forces. Military doctors in peacetime played a major role in the assessment of [ … ]
Category: Men at arms
XXV. Corps
The memories of the XXV Corps, named after General Peter Hofmann, often appear on websites and in the militaria shops. There were many Kappenabzeichen for the Corps, as well as [ … ]
Isonzo Army
A nice wearing photo of another army badge can be seen in this post. Here again, I’m going to take the opportunity to introduce the huge variety of more common [ … ]
4th Army
The 4th Army was deployed to the Russian front at the beginning of the Great War. It fought there until the end of the war. Its composition of course, sometimes [ … ]
11. Dragoon Regiment
The regiment was founded in 1688. Throughout its history, it had been involved in all major campaigns of the Monarchy. Its name, its garrison, its recruiting area have changed constantly. [ … ]
Cool times in the trenches of IR 19
I had a picture of the jolly dining machine gunner. I didn’t think it was a randomly shot trench scene. The good quality of the picture, the professional setting, was [ … ]
309th Honvéd IR
The 309th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was founded in the spring of 1915, from the IV battalion of the 19th Infantry Regiment (Pécs). It belonged to the newly founded 129th Infantry [ … ]
26th Feldjäger
The Feldjäger battalions were bigger in personnel than the usual infantry battalions and had an independent command. They were used alongside the traditional infantry regiments. Their equipment and training were [ … ]
49th Infantry Regiment
Lower Austria’s high-prestige infantry regiment was the 49th. It was based in St Pölten and founded in 1715. The first owner of the regiment was the founder count Baden-Durlach. In [ … ]
42nd Infantry Division
In 1867, the government of Austria and the Austrian emperor, agreed with Hungarian aristocrats and politicians representing the Hungarian nation to share power in Hungary. This is the event of [ … ]