Wartime propaganda material, whether in terms of badges or postcards, is an almost inexhaustibly rich collection area. Throughout the Great War, German friendship was of particular importance. Not only because [ … ]
Category: War propaganda
Weiss Manfred Works
During the Great War, most industrial companies operated as war plants. The army was the customer for many industrial products. Some military factories also had badges. Some of these were [ … ]
Picnic on the front
Some of the commanders visited the front. However, visits above a level were nothing more than wartime picnics. The visitor did not go to the trenches, but observed the frontline [ … ]
HIR 1
Among the honvéd infantry regiments, the 1st of Budapest received a lot of attention during the Great War. One manifestation of this was that the regiment took the name of [ … ]
Plava-Globna: monument of the 4th insurgents
In quieter periods, the troops erected monuments near the front line, tried to make their surroundings livable. The camps and smaller settlements where they rested were the most suitable for [ … ]
Memorial of the 308th regiment
The commemoration of military actions and fallen heroes already began during the Great War. Monuments were ceremonially inaugurated on the scene of previous battles, but in several places chapels were [ … ]
Tauglich (2)
According to legends, in 1914 there was significant war enthusiasm in the Monarchy. The young men enthusiastically shook their fists: then we will show Serbia and half the world what [ … ]
Nice Easter holidays!
I wish blessed holidays to my readers! Customs differ in every country. In Hungary boys used to “water” girls and get sweets or decorated eggs in return. In the countryside [ … ]
“Boot, you must die!”
Italy’s “betrayal” deeply outraged the inhabitants of the Monarchy. The former ally has switched to the enemy. This was already the main crime in the history of the boys from [ … ]
Jerouschek company
For some of the badges on the website, I also referred to the name of the manufacturing company. Most often, the marks of Arkanzas from Budapest, Gurschner and Brüder Schneider [ … ]