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 [ … ]

The 30 and a half cm mortar is an inexhaustible subject. The huge bullet, the gigantic gun barrel. The car carriage of the bullet, the lifting device mounted on the [ … ]

In this post, my friend Gábor Széplaki’s beautiful photo and the associated cap badge make us think and investigate. Following the great reorganization in 1913, the Royal Hungarian 1st Honvéd [ … ]

The photo in the post is a follow-up to the previous material about automobile corps. It’s got the same person on it, and it is also a picture of Lux-Fotó [ … ]

The 19th Krakow Landwehr Infantry Regiment was part of the 131st Brigade and the Hofmann (XXV) Corps was its higher unit throughout the Great War. The corps was deployed on [ … ]

The SMS Kaiser Karl VI was built between 1896 and 1898 at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard in Trieste. The structure and armament of the ship corresponded to the contemporary [ … ]

The usage of the Kappenabzeichen became more and more popular. This was despite of the regularly announced negative attitude of the KuK highest command against it. But since the officers [ … ]

The Kappenabzeichen were very popular and used for the inspiration of the soldiers. Many times commanders of the troops ordered them and distributed among the soldiers. It is quite obvious [ … ]

Among the special units various Kappenabzeichen of military hospitals will be uploaded. Other sanitary badges depicted special jobs of medical care. But there were also the well known red cross [ … ]