The monarch’s portrait and name appeared on many cap badges, he was very popular among the soldiers. The crew, sworn to the ruler, regarded the him as their highest commander, [ … ]
Category: Men at arms
7th Ulan Regiment
The regiment’s predecessor was a dragoon regiment founded in 1758. In the structure of the Austrian cavalry, the three types of mounted soldiers used in the Great War were formed [ … ]
1st Corps
The corps were army troops consisting of 2-3 divisions. They were able to carry out independent operations. This was especially evident in the defense. The VII. corps for example was [ … ]
Polish Legion 2.
I already wrote about the Polish Legion here in the special units section. The unit represented a remarkable military force, despite the fact that Polish-speaking men were primarily assigned to [ … ]
Sancta Barbara
St. Barbara is the patron saint of gunners. It seems that this cult was strong during the Great War, as the depiction of the saint can be seen on the [ … ]
18 Honvéd IR
The 18th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was based in Sopron and was assigned to the 37th Division of Western Hungary. They fought primarily on the Russian front, in Transylvania in 1916 [ … ]
39th Honvéd ID “Forward”
The March 1917 attack of the 39th Division against Magyaros-tető was already among the posts on the site. This attack was so successful that it attracted the interest of foreign [ … ]
“Air walker” badge
Most of the cap badges anyone could buy. This must have been especially the case with patriotic badges. It is less likely that for example the beautiful enamel badge of [ … ]
Dragoons’ helmet
The structure of the KuK cavalry as seen at the beginning of the Great War was established after 1867. The three troop sorts (dragoons, uhlans and hussars) received their latest [ … ]
IR 44 reloaded
Several types of insignia were made for various infantry regiments. This gives me a chance to come back to some of them. This is also the case with the 44th, [ … ]