This division included the 6th, 19th, 29th and 30th honvéd infantry regiments, which received crews from the central areas of the Kingdom of Hungary, mainly from the Danube-Tisza area. They [ … ]

In 1917, the owner of the 16th Üxküll-Gyllenband Hussar Regiment became  Empress Zita. On the occasion of this event, a badge was made in which the initial letter of the [ … ]

The two emperors Karl and Fanz Joseph can be seen on some cap badges in interesting hats with ancient feather decoration. If we visit Vienna, in the places preserving the [ … ]

The artillery of the Monarchy underwent the greatest development during the Great War. The number of batteries and regiments set up expanded rapidly and the existing ones were often reorganized. [ … ]

The organization of the honvéd hussars began after 1867, but the organizational structure established during the Great War was introduced only in 1914. Accordingly, 4-4 of the 10 honvéd hussar [ … ]

The Carpathian Winter Battle of 1914-15 decimated the regiments of the Monarchy. Moreover, the protracted two-front war overcame the calculations of previous war plans. Much more army, more infantry regiments [ … ]

The subject of this post is an interesting and rare postcard. The anxious relative is notified by the regiment’s records office that the name of the soldier in question is [ … ]

ID photo of a soldier from the 24th Honvéd infantry regiment, with the well-known and popular Kappenabzeichen of the regiment worn in the middle of the field cap. The badge [ … ]

The development of artillery took place continuously throughout the Great War. The artillery units, the number of cannons used, the firepower were constantly increasing. Accordingly, the organization of the artillery [ … ]

As a result of the horrors and physical fatigue seen in the wars, the soldiers ’eyes become expressionless and deconcentrated. The term “thousand-yard stare” describing this was not coined during [ … ]