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Szanyi Miklós - May 27, 2023
There is a badge which, according to its inscription, depicts the Doberdo. In Hungarian usage the name refers mainly to the Karst plateau named after Lake Doberdob. However, in a [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 25, 2023
Some insignia of the submarines are extremely rare, while others are common. In the wearing photo, we see a submarine staff member with a qualification badge. Apparently, this badge was [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 23, 2023
General Max von Gallwitz has already appeared in a post here. He was the commander of the German 11th Army, which cooperated closely with the Monarchy’s army on the Eastern [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 19, 2023
We know from some cap badges that the master copy was made in the form of a larger plaque. I don’t think this was the general custom, but it happened [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 15, 2023
According to the military strategy of the 19th century, the Monarchy created large fortress systems in the priority defense districts. They were equipped with heavy artillery specially designed for the [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 13, 2023
I have already presented the beautiful Kappenabzeichen of the 68th infantry regiment, decorated with the county coat of arms, here. The regiment’s wartime history was also discussed. This post features [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 9, 2023
Assault troop badges are some of the most popular and expensive badges. Their esteem is evidently due to the fact that they were worn by members of small, elite teams. [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 4, 2023
I wrote relatively little about the Austro-Hungarian navy. The main reason for this is that essentially only three more serious operations were carried out by the surface fleet. The first [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 30, 2023
The infantry regiments operated charity funds to help their war invalids and war orphans. They tried to collect donations in many ways. Many of them had cap badges made and [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 28, 2023
I am cheating a little in this post, since Venice did not come under the possession of the Monarchy during the Great War. Venice lost its independence during the Napoleonic [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 26, 2023
The various badges of the 50th Infantry Regiment are accidentally mounting in the posts. Now the regiment’s repeated participation was justified by the regiment’s number to be seen on the [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 24, 2023
In December 1916, the Egyptian corps of the British forces repelled the second offensive launched by the Turks against Suez and launched a counterattack. As a result, the front was [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 22, 2023
Many beautiful and sought-after badges by collectors are the Kabbenabzeichen of units recruited in Tyrol. In general, the majority of Tyrolean badges are very demanding, often with a colorful fire [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 20, 2023
I have previously presented one of the regiment’s badges here. This current badge not only depicts a battle scene, but also lists the two most important battle locations of the [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 17, 2023
According to legends, in 1914 there was significant war enthusiasm in the Monarchy. The young men enthusiastically shook their fists: then we will show Serbia and half the world what [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 15, 2023
The home of the 26th rifle regiment was in the eastern part of Styria, with centers in Marburg and Cilli. Today, this area is part of Slovenia, with the cities [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 12, 2023
The post is about the Kappenabzeichen of the 79th Honvéd Infantry Brigade. This name is not seen on the badge. Years ago, I managed to decipher the badge’s affiliation with [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 8, 2023
I wish blessed holidays to my readers! Customs differ in every country. In Hungary boys used to “water” girls and get sweets or decorated eggs in return. In the countryside [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 5, 2023
The home regiment of Székesfehérvár, the 69th Hindenburg Infantry Regiment, received many insignia. They also made many different postcards for the crew. I have already presented some of these. The [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 1, 2023
According to the badge, the May 1917 Isonzo battle was the largest until then. In many ways this is true. In the spring and early summer of 1917, the opposing [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 31, 2023
The warring parties tried to celebrate major religious holidays at the front as well. At that time, the fighting stopped and often front-line fraternization began. The soldiers celebrated: they were [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 28, 2023
Kassa was the most important city in the eastern half of Upper Hungary already in the 16th century. Its military importance was also outstanding, which it preserved until the late [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 26, 2023
The 93rd Infantry Regiment was from Moravia. The cadre was stationed in Märisch Schönberg (now Sumperk) near Olmütz, but the regiment’s command was in Kraków. The detached battalion was based [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 24, 2023
The 99th Infantry Regiment was the regiment of the city of Znaim. The “Homeland Guard” (Heimatwächter) badge with the city skyline was already included in the country knowledge section of [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 21, 2023
Italy’s “betrayal” deeply outraged the inhabitants of the Monarchy. The former ally has switched to the enemy. This was already the main crime in the history of the boys from [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 18, 2023
Mortars were an important artillery tool in trench battles. Their projectiles moved on a steep trajectory, so they could reach trenches and shelters from above, at a greater angle of [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 16, 2023
The monarch’s portrait and name appeared on many cap badges, he was very popular among the soldiers. The crew, sworn to the ruler, regarded the him as their highest commander, [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 14, 2023
Another, earlier name of the army was Rohr Army Group after general Rohr, former army commander. After the opening of the Italian front, this army took care of the defense [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 12, 2023
The regiment’s predecessor was a dragoon regiment founded in 1758. In the structure of the Austrian cavalry, the three types of mounted soldiers used in the Great War were formed [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 10, 2023
The corps were army troops consisting of 2-3 divisions. They were able to carry out independent operations. This was especially evident in the defense. The VII. corps for example was [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 7, 2023
Winter warfare continued this month. Exhausted troops carried out smaller actions. No major operations took place on the fronts of the Monarchy. Among the enterprises, the attack on the Magyaros [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 5, 2023
I already wrote about the Polish Legion here in the special units section. The unit represented a remarkable military force, despite the fact that Polish-speaking men were primarily assigned to [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - March 3, 2023
The home regiment of Nagyvárad has already been mentioned here. The bucks of the regiment were called Jóska bucks, referring to the name of the regiment’s owner, Archduke Joseph (József). [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 28, 2023
I know the badges of two Honvéd mounted artillery units. For a long time, I couldn’t get much information about the badges, or the units themselves. Then an acquaintance of [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 26, 2023
Rifle battalions were organized throughout the Monarchy. Their training and employment differed from traditional infantry regiments, although the differences gradually decreased as the war progressed. After a while, the main [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 24, 2023
St. Barbara is the patron saint of gunners. It seems that this cult was strong during the Great War, as the depiction of the saint can be seen on the [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 22, 2023
He was born on December 31, 1871, graduated from the Military Academy in Vienna in 1893 and from the Kriegsschule in Vienna in 1898. He was promoted to colonel in [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 20, 2023
Identifying and tracking artillery batteries in the tumult of the Great War is quite a difficult task. On the one hand, only a few of the artillery units have memorial [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 18, 2023
For some of the badges on the website, I also referred to the name of the manufacturing company. Most often, the marks of Arkanzas from Budapest, Gurschner and Brüder Schneider [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 16, 2023
The Monarchy annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. The occupation was not without conflict. The local population organized themselves into self-defense groups according to historical traditions. They confronted the advancing [ … ]
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Szanyi Miklós - May 27, 2023
There is a badge which, according to its inscription, depicts the Doberdo. In Hungarian usage the name refers mainly to the Karst plateau named after Lake Doberdob. However, in a [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 19, 2023
We know from some cap badges that the master copy was made in the form of a larger plaque. I don’t think this was the general custom, but it happened [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - May 9, 2023
Assault troop badges are some of the most popular and expensive badges. Their esteem is evidently due to the fact that they were worn by members of small, elite teams. [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 28, 2023
I am cheating a little in this post, since Venice did not come under the possession of the Monarchy during the Great War. Venice lost its independence during the Napoleonic [ … ]
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Szanyi Miklós - March 18, 2023
Mortars were an important artillery tool in trench battles. Their projectiles moved on a steep trajectory, so they could reach trenches and shelters from above, at a greater angle of [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - November 23, 2022
It was the main gun type of the Monarchy’s heavy artillery at the beginning of the Great War. The first version was commissioned in 1894. It was a recoilless gun [ … ]
Hadinapló
Szanyi Miklós - May 4, 2023
I wrote relatively little about the Austro-Hungarian navy. The main reason for this is that essentially only three more serious operations were carried out by the surface fleet. The first [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - February 11, 2023
The fourth year of the war welcomed troops who had already suffered a lot, and hinterlands that had reached the limit of their ability to perform, all over Europe. This [ … ]
Hadvezérek, személyiségek
Szanyi Miklós - May 23, 2023
General Max von Gallwitz has already appeared in a post here. He was the commander of the German 11th Army, which cooperated closely with the Monarchy’s army on the Eastern [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - November 26, 2022
In the Balkan wars, ever increasing areas of the declining Turkish Empire became independent in the second half of the 1800s. Bulgaria was like that too. In the new states, [ … ]
Körutazás a Monarchiában
Szanyi Miklós - April 28, 2023
I am cheating a little in this post, since Venice did not come under the possession of the Monarchy during the Great War. Venice lost its independence during the Napoleonic [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - January 30, 2023
The XII. corps headquarters was placed in a neo-baroque palace on Schewisgasse (today Bulevardul Victoriei). Nagyszeben was the largest fortified city in Transylvania, so it was not by chance that [ … ]
Sapkajelvényes lapok
Szanyi Miklós - May 19, 2023
We know from some cap badges that the master copy was made in the form of a larger plaque. I don’t think this was the general custom, but it happened [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 20, 2023
I have previously presented one of the regiment’s badges here. This current badge not only depicts a battle scene, but also lists the two most important battle locations of the [ … ]
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Szanyi Miklós - May 25, 2023
Some insignia of the submarines are extremely rare, while others are common. In the wearing photo, we see a submarine staff member with a qualification badge. Apparently, this badge was [ … ]
Szanyi Miklós - April 26, 2023
The various badges of the 50th Infantry Regiment are accidentally mounting in the posts. Now the regiment’s repeated participation was justified by the regiment’s number to be seen on the [ … ]