The fall of 1914 was a time of great attacks and great retreats on the Eastern Front. At that time, the fronts were still in constant motion, and trench war [ … ]

Most of the mocking badges were manufactured by ARKANZAS, like this one. Their central figure is the Hungarian private, who teaches the enemy a lesson. Here, he’s tossing the Russian [ … ]

In 1867, the government of Austria and the Austrian emperor, agreed with Hungarian aristocrats and politicians representing the Hungarian nation to share power in Hungary. This is the event of [ … ]

He was member of an old Graz family, who added several military officers to the Army and Fleet of the Monarchy. He was the commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment [ … ]

The Castle of Munkács is one of the known and important sites of Hungarian history. The castle is best known for the presence of Ms Ilona Zrínyi here, who was [ … ]

The 30 and a half cm mortar is an inexhaustible subject. The huge bullet, the gigantic gun barrel. The car carriage of the bullet, the lifting device mounted on the [ … ]

For me Kraków is the nicest Polish city. It is second most populous, today it has a population of 760,000. Throughout the history of Poland, it was the capital city [ … ]

In this post, my friend Gábor Széplaki’s beautiful photo and the associated cap badge make us think and investigate. Following the great reorganization in 1913, the Royal Hungarian 1st Honvéd [ … ]

The early escalation of the Great War was triggered by the entry into war of some European countries in addition to the already involved Central Powers and the Entente. First [ … ]

The photo in the post is a follow-up to the previous material about automobile corps. It’s got the same person on it, and it is also a picture of Lux-Fotó [ … ]

The 19th Krakow Landwehr Infantry Regiment was part of the 131st Brigade and the Hofmann (XXV) Corps was its higher unit throughout the Great War. The corps was deployed on [ … ]

Post written by Gábor Széplaki From the last decade of the 19th century, motorization has gained ground in the world. Vehicles were already appearing in military exercises at the beginning [ … ]

The city of Kassa (today Kosice, Slovakia) was one of the most important administrative and military centers of the Kingdom of Hungary. It was the seat of the county of [ … ]

Pola (today Pula, Croatia) was the monarchy’s most important naval base on the Istrian peninsula. Previously, along with Dalmatia, Istria and Pola were Venetian estates until the Napoleonic Wars. In [ … ]

The SMS Kaiser Karl VI was built between 1896 and 1898 at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard in Trieste. The structure and armament of the ship corresponded to the contemporary [ … ]

To enthuse soldiers and the general public badge producers designed funny propaganda badges. The main motif of Arkanzas’ badges is the Hungarian private who teaches the enemy soldier a lesson [ … ]

Svetozar Boroević was born in 1856 in Umetic, Croatia. In 1875, he was appointed lieutenant and was assigned to the Croatian home defence (domobran) armed forces. At that time the [ … ]

A fairly rare and much sought for badge is the IR 30 badge with the image of the Salcano railway bridge. The defense lines of the Monarchy on the Italian [ … ]

Görz (Gorizia) formally became one of Austria’s provinces in 1500 as part of Görz and Gradisca county, along with the southern part of today’s Slovenia. In the following centuries, the [ … ]

There is a very exciting Kappenabzeichen with a skull between flames and SK 3/61 on a red background. I’ve always been searching for the meaning of this badge very much, [ … ]

One of the Monarchy’s best-known and presumably best weapons was the 30.5 cm mortar. Officially known as Skoda 30.5 cm Mörser M.11. The gun was developed specifically for offensive purposes [ … ]

The usage of the Kappenabzeichen became more and more popular. This was despite of the regularly announced negative attitude of the KuK highest command against it. But since the officers [ … ]

The 58th Division was deployed on the Italian front. Its backbone was made up of mountain-trained troops, battalions of the 4th and 5th Mountain Brigades. In 1917, the 96th Infantry [ … ]

September 1914 did not bring luck to The Austro-Hungarian troops. Offensive operations against Serbia slowed after Russia’s war entry forced most of the troops to be directed to the northern [ … ]

Székelyudvarhely is one of the bigger towns of the Székely, a group of Hungarians who received special privileges in medieval times for military services at the Eastern borders of the [ … ]

In the great reorganization of the Monarchy artillery in early 1918, mixed artillery regiments were established. This meant that the previously separated field gun and howitzer regiments had been dismantled. [ … ]

At first glance, this badge is very remarkable. Palm trees, arabesque columns, crescent moon, and an Egyptian-looking head. Then, when you get a little immersed in the subject, the riddles [ … ]

In relation to the Great War, attention is always turned to the fighting corps, since the fighting operations are more varied and exciting than the supply of food, equipment and [ … ]

The archbishop’s ancient seat of Trient was the most important centre of the southern part of Tyrol south of the Brenner Pass. Today it belongs to Italy (Trento) and it [ … ]

There were several types of aircraft-related Kappenabzeichen. The pilots’ qualification badges were, of course different, they were awarded, made in fine quality, and they are rare to find. These simple [ … ]

The Kappenabzeichen were very popular and used for the inspiration of the soldiers. Many times commanders of the troops ordered them and distributed among the soldiers. It is quite obvious [ … ]

The town of Eperjes (today Presov) was founded in 1132 and flourished mainly in the 1500s. Due to its strategic location, in medieval times the town was often the scene [ … ]

Lajos Kossuth called Debrecen the “guard post of freedom”, and this name is reflected in many ways on the badges of the 3rd Honvéd Infantry Regiment. The central motif of [ … ]

Among the special units various Kappenabzeichen of military hospitals will be uploaded. Other sanitary badges depicted special jobs of medical care. But there were also the well known red cross [ … ]

In the surprise attack of the Romanians, troops in the Lower-Danube area were hurriedly raised against the Romanian Cserna group, which was threatening Banat region. These troops were essentially armed [ … ]

General Balázs Dáni, commander of the 62nd Infantry Brigade, was ordered on August 11 th to cross the Sawa river with the 44th Infantry Regiment at Klenak at dawn the [ … ]

For some reason Tyrolean army units had very special status in the Austrian military order. This region also had front line regiments, home guard regiments and auxillary units as well. [ … ]

The house-rgiment of Budapest IR 32 had several badges. The better known one shows  the portrait of Empress Maria Theresia the permanent regiment owner. A less frequently seen badge is [ … ]

In its long history, the provincial seat has been primarily important as the center of the archbishop’s administration, but it is also an old commercial center. Today it is a [ … ]

During the decades of the Turkish occupation of Buda, the ancient capital city of Hungary, Pozsony (Pressburg) was the capital, and the crowning city of the Kingdom of Hungary (between [ … ]