The names of the 20th Honvéd and the 17th Joint Divisions can best be associated with the defence of the southern section of the Italian front, the Karst Plateau. These [ … ]
Category: War diary
June 1915
The 63rd Infantry Regiment in Transylvania recruited mostly Romanians and Saxons from the Beszterce area. The regiment did a great job during the war, although it was moved a lot, [ … ]
May 1915
After successfully defending the great Russian attacks, the Central Powers launched a large-scale counterattack on the Russian front in May 1915. At that time, in cooperation with the German ally, [ … ]
April 1915
The Russian steam roller, which started in the autumn of 1914, slowed down at the Carpathian passes, and the struggle swung back and forth during the winter. After the fall [ … ]
March 1915: My grandpa’s battle at Przemysl
My great-grandfather served in the 11th insurgent regiment that gave the castle guard of the Przemysl Fortress. His position was the Hurko (XIV.) Fortress. In his recollection, he recounts a [ … ]
February, 1915
The way of the Austro-Hungarian forces seeking to liberate the fortress of Przemysl, was hampered by natural obstacles in the mountainous terrain and by inclement weather, in addition to the [ … ]
January, 1915
By the end of 1914, the Austro-Hungarian empire’s troops were in a critical situation on the northeastern front. Attacks and counter-attacks in the course of the winter caused huge losses, [ … ]
December 1914
In December 1914, the situation of Austro-Hungarian troops on the Russian front became critical. The Russians broke deep into the interior of the country, occupied Galicia, passed through the Carpathians, [ … ]
November, 1914
In the year 1914, the front in Galicia was still on the move. The Austro-Hungarian and Russian offensives have switched. The aim of all of them was to achieve large [ … ]
October 1914
The fall of 1914 was a time of great attacks and great retreats on the Eastern Front. At that time, the fronts were still in constant motion, and trench war [ … ]