In the winter of 1914, the Monarchy received a big slap from little Serbia. The hard-to-occupy areas in the fall of 1914 had to be evacuated due to the simultaneous [ … ]

Quite a variety of cap badges were made for some regiments. There may have been many reasons for this, but it is quite certain that both the crew and the [ … ]

As the badges depicting the sights in the Monarchy waned, I also took out some works that show the objects of the conquered territories. After Belgrade and Mitrovica, we get [ … ]

This was a truly special troop, as among the innovations of the age, in addition to motorization, the muscle driven vehicle, the bicycle, was also there. It’s a little weird [ … ]

Again, a very common, yet puzzling badge comes up today. Together with the army badges, this Bosnia-Hercegovina-Dalmatia badge is one of the most common pieces. If, on the other hand, [ … ]

Ismail Enver, a much-debated figure in Turkish history, was deputy commander-in-chief of the Turkish army involved in the fighting during the Great War. He was born in 1881 in Istanbul. [ … ]

This post fits in the line where I present images that represent unrealized, designed badges. Most recently, we saw a drawing of the beautiful enamel badge of the 1st Infantry [ … ]

I stood puzzled with the little numbered horns of the Austro-Hungarian Jägers for a while. These are very common among the badges of hunter battalions. It should be noted that [ … ]

The photo on which the post is based has already been featured before, as we can discover several cap badges on the caps. On each of them we can see [ … ]

The interesting thing about this post is the badge printed on the post card. According to the inscription, it is the insignia of the 1st Infantry Regiment. Based on the [ … ]

Eight of the ten honvéd hussar regiments were organized into two divisions at the beginning of the war. These divisions were first deployed as battle cavalry, and from 1915 onwards, [ … ]

Colonel-General Arthur Arz was born in Nagyszeben in 1857 to a Saxon family with a long history. After graduating, he first began his studies in law, but soon enrolled as [ … ]

I wish a blessed, merry Christmas to all my dear readers with this beautiful Kutzer postcard and extra badge. The badge is extra, as it is not mistaken, it is [ … ]

On a relatively large number of badges we see the most famous decoration of the German Empire, the Iron Cross. Iron Cross badges appear mostly with portraits of the rulers [ … ]

The Austro-Hungarian Navy was the sixth strongest in the world on the eve of the Great War. The development of the fleet gained momentum from the late 1860s. The Monarchy [ … ]

From 1915 until the end of the Great War, the War in the Alps received much attention in the contemporary media. Perhaps far greater than its weight and importance. There [ … ]

The regiment was founded in 1688 by Count Ádám Czobor with the permission of Emperor Leopold I. The crew was recruited from the areas of the North-Western part of Hungary. [ … ]

Gábor Csiszér’s extremely interesting postcard is the main topic of the post. The card is not a unique piece, it is reproduced in print, but as you can see is [ … ]

A multitude of propaganda badges were created in the Monarchy to maintain war enthusiasm. Some of these have been issued by official bodies such as the Office of Military Assistance [ … ]

In the Isonzo Valley, an important north-south railway line connecting the coast with Styria and the Laibach Basin was built and opened in 1906. The track leading through the mountain [ … ]

The second part of Gábor Széplaki’s post series on the A-H field pilot badges: On November 21, 1916, after nearly 68 years of reign, Emperor Franz Joseph I passed away [ … ]

Already the November war diary mentioned, that the Russian army, defeated in May-June 1915, was able to rearrange its ranks during the autumn and showed increasing resistance to the pursuing [ … ]

I don’t know why, but photos of artillery badges are extremely rare. Yet there were quite a few artillery cap badges, even if they were produced in smaller numbers than [ … ]

In the Austrian provinces of the Monarchy regiments of territorial forces were called Landwehr regiments. During the Great War, they were renamed rifle regiments (Schützen). It is not clear to [ … ]

Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Hötzendorf, Hindenburg. Full letter H, what an alliteration! In addition, the German “Long live!” exclamation also shows H: “Hoch!”. It’s a great idea from the badge maker to [ … ]

In military aviation, the most successful fighter pilots since the Great War have been called “aces”. It is customary to list here all air soldiers who have achieved at least [ … ]

Stary Dvor, the “Old Palace” was the residence of the Obranovich dynasty in Belgrade. Today it is the seat of the city government. The first building was built on this [ … ]

After the occupation of Bosnia in 1878, the Monarchy stationed a significant occupying army of 40,000 in the country. This was necessary, the Bosnians were reluctant to see Austro-Hungarian rule. [ … ]

Cap badges gradually became fashionable from early 1915. At first, the main role was played by propaganda badges. These were complemented by a few pieces made directly for the front [ … ]

He was born in the Teschen branch of the Habsburg-Lorraine house in 1856. Grandson of Archduke Charles, who was the first prince of Teschen.  After the deaths of his father [ … ]

In particular, this entry is intended to illustrate that subsequent batches of Kappenabzeichen series may be different even if the design is not changed deliberately. The ARKANZAS company produced numbered [ … ]

There was no talk of Ulan’s, much less of Ulan’s in Hungary. The cavalry recruited in the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary was almost exclusively a hussar. The dragoons [ … ]

The ever-expanding Great War placed increased demands on artillery. The number and firepower of the artillery equipment used had to be increased. The Monarchy used all possible means. Even before [ … ]

In 1915, the Central Powers carried out successful attacks against Russia. As a result, Russian forces were not only withdrawn from the territories occupied in 1914, but Russian-Poland was also [ … ]

There has already been talk in previous posts about the air force troops of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, this post is about the distinctive badge organized for them. On September 18, [ … ]

Badge makers have at times used the ideas and tools of their successful previous pieces to make other badges as well. This is why we can talk about the reincarnation [ … ]

The insignia of the armies are the pieces made in the largest number of copies. They brought the manufacturer a huge income, a good business deal. But it is a [ … ]

The most common theme of war propaganda was the alliance of the Central Powers. Most often, the alliance of the Monarchy and the German Empire was depicted, but the alliances [ … ]

The crew of this regiment consisted of chaps from the Danube-Tisza area Central Hungary. The cadre was in Szabadka, but the battalions were stationed in Kecskemét and Cegléd. According to [ … ]