Group Archduke Peter Ferdinand

At last I had the opportunity to present one of the most beautiful cap badges featuring a nice wearing photo. The badge of the Archduke Peter Ferdinand Group with the lion and the coats of arms of the provinces entrusted to its defense below is a very well-made composition. So much so that the motif of the general assault team badge planned in 1918, the lion, was also taken from here. The coats of arms on the badge represent the provinces of Vorarlberg, Carinthia and Tyrol, where this higher unit fought as part of the 10th Army.

Not only is the presentation of the badge exciting me, but also the fact that I have now looked a little into the units assigned to the group. This group was established by the Vienna command at the beginning of 1917 and existed until August 1918, when it was merged into the V. Corps. The group was therefore not corps-sized, nevertheless, several divisions and infantry brigades were part of it. In 1917 these were the 59th Mountain Brigade and the 93rd Division. After the reorganization of the infantry in early 1918, the 163rd and 164th Infantry Brigades, the 22nd Schützen Division and the 1st Division were assigned here. In July 1918, the 1st Division was detached and became part of the Monarchy’s contingent fighting in France. In August 1918, the group was disbanded, and its troops were mostly taken over by the V Corps.