Corps Hofmann

The Hofmann corps was set up in the spring of 1915 by merging several newly formed army units. Its core was the 55th division, which included three honvéd infantry regiments. They were supplemented by the Bolzano Brigade and later by the 54th Rifle Division. The Hofmann corps received a military number in 1917, from that time the XXV. corps became its official name.

The division played an important role in the battles on the Russian front. The badge in the post also refers to the battles that took place in the Carpathians, mainly around the Uzsoki Pass. But later they also played an important role on the border of Eastern Galicia and Bukovina. I already wrote about the commander of the corps in more detail here. The image of the badge appears in many places, and many copies are still in collections today. It had three material versions and was made in two sizes. The photo attached to the post shows the larger version on the field cap.