Generals and personalities

Major general Boleslaw Roja

Roja was born 1876 in Brynce Zagorne, Galicia. In 1898 he graduated from the Wiener Neustadt Cadet School and was ...

Enver Pasha (2)

I have already written about Enver in a previous post (here). I will not repeat this. He was an extremely ...
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Emanuel Bolldorf

He was the commander of the 22nd Landwehr regiment. I could only obtain the most primary information about him. Almost ...
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Colonel Franz v. Trenck

Colonel Baron Trenck could enter the hall of famous personalities and generals because he was the hereditary owner of the ...
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Lt. Gen. Joseph Breit v. Doberdo

He was born in Lugos in 1863. He prepared for a civilian career, but in 1884 he enrolled in the ...
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Emil Lischka v. Hartring

A Czech military officer in the Austro-Hungarian army. He was born in 1859 in the town of Ceska Lipa. His ...
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Wilhelm II of Germany

It may be a little difficult for today’s modern-minded people to understand the thinking of the rulers of 100-120 years ...
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Sisi HIR 1

Elizabeth of Hungary was perhaps the most popular royal wife in Hungarian history. Due to the dynastic marriages typical of ...
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Emperor’s birthday

The emperor’s birthday was celebrated by the troops also during the war years. All contemporary reports and regimental histories mention ...
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IR 56 Daun

The 56th Regiment was recruited from the Krakow area in Galicia. Its headquarters were in Wadowice. It was founded in ...
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