A brand new post from Gábor Széplaki: The first copies of the crafts insignia used in the army of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy were made long before the Great War. In [ … ]
Category: Qualification badges
Badge for skilful drivers
A new post about an excellent badge by Gábor Széplaki: Already in an earlier post (here) brief mention was made about the formation of the car driver units of the [ … ]
Machine gunners’ collar and cap badge
New post written by Gábor Széplaki In order to meet the requirements of modern warfare, first in 1908 pike gray and then camp gray clothing was introduced into the army [ … ]
MG gunners’ badge
Another high-quality entry by Gábor Széplaki. In the Monarchy machine guns were introduced as direct shooting support of the infantry units after the millennium. Initially in 1908, one machine gun [ … ]
Buglers’ badge
Another excellent post by Gábor Széplaki: The rapid, accurate, and secure transmission of information has been an important task to be solved both in the past and in the present [ … ]
Skill badge for the food commissariat branch
Another exciting and in-detail post by Gábor Széplaki: The efficiency and impact of an army is inconceivable without a well-organized, established and professionally functioning supply. The well-fed, well-equipped, effectively trained [ … ]
Skillful grooms’ badge
The new post of Gábor Széplaki is about another horse-related skill. The entire army of the Monarchy, taking into account joint army, Honvéd and Landwher troops, included 54 cavalry regiments. [ … ]
Farriers’ badge
Since the beginning of time, humans have been trying to put the power, skill and other useful abilities of animals into their own service. Warfare was no exception. In various [ … ]
Gunner lanyard awards
I would like to thank Gábor Széplaki for this second post about the Monarchy’s lanyard decorations. The artillery guns’ handling staff consisted of seven soldiers. Their position, around the gun [ … ]
Qualification lanyards
This section is directed by my friend Gábor Széplaki. The uploaded posts are written and designed by him. Thank you Gábor for your kind contribution. I think these badges also [ … ]