The 43rd infantry regiment was part of the 17th division, which was commanded by Archduke Joseph as part of the VII. corps during the most difficult period of the war [ … ]

The fortress artillery regiments of the Monarchy were originally the units providing the heavy artillery. Armies designed for mobile warfare did not need heavy artillery. The high destructive power of [ … ]

Corps’ Kappenabzeichen were not too rare and there are a good number of them on wearing photos. The interesting thing about this post is the wearer, in addition to the [ … ]

There are many posts on the site that depict members of the Sturmtruppe. We usually see them with equipment, helmets, grenades, and short carbines on their backs. This picture is [ … ]

The Emperor’s Regiment. Usually, the units marked with number 1 (infantry regiment, hussar regiment, etc.) were named after the ruler, and the ruler was the owner of the regiment. This [ … ]

The Monarchy’s navy developed at a rapid pace from the 1880s onwards. The effort resulted in the world’s sixth largest navy. The primary purpose of this was to protect the [ … ]

An irregular entry follows in all respects. There is no cap badge in the background photo, just an Easter greeting written on the board. But Easter is over, so why [ … ]

The First Battle of Amman was decisive for the fate of the Turkish Empire in Palestine. The British Egyptian army, which achieved a breakthrough in December 1917 in the vicinity [ … ]

I wish blessed Easter Holiday to every reader!

At the outbreak of the Great War, the already operational FLIK 9 squadron was stationed in Kraków. During the war, they were first transferred to the Serbian front, where they [ … ]

At the beginning of the war, the searchlight units were attached to fortress artillery. Each regiment had 2-3 lighting platoons, each equipped with 1 piece of 90 cm and a [ … ]

Several fighter battalions have already appeared in the entries, often the topic was the small numbered horn pinned to the field cap. This excellent wearing picture also shows the small [ … ]

The 6th rifle regiment was already discussed in a post (here). The staff of the regiment belonging to the 21st division came from the Sudetenland. The command of the regiment [ … ]

We have already seen the Kappenabzeichen of the Isonzo army several times among the posts. It was one of the most common and popular badges during the Great War. Judging [ … ]

A beautiful and special wearing photo is the subject of this post. The corporal in the picture wears the Kappenabzeichen of the 24th Rifle Regiment in Vienna. We can see [ … ]

The Arkansas company, like many other badge makers, also made assault badges. Most of these were general purpose badges. In some cases, however, the company also produced badges for specific [ … ]

Mountain warfare was particularly difficult, as the defenders had much more opportunities to attack the attackers with their weapons while overcoming the terrain obstacles, while the attacker could hardly harm [ … ]

For the Austro-Hungarian troops, this month passed with relatively few combat actions. Of course, the usual trench warfare and reconnaissance operations continued on the Italian front and on the borders [ … ]

It was a line regiment of Croatian nationality, which received its crew from the vicinity of Karlovac. The IV. battalion and staff operated in this city. Before the outbreak of [ … ]

In the previous posts, I frequently mentioned the makers of the badges. The largest manufacturers in Vienna were Gurschner and Brüder Schneider, and Arkanzas in Budapest. There were also many [ … ]

My great-grandfather fought with the Russians there, for me this is the most important consequence of the battle. The topic has been interpreted and processed by many people in many [ … ]

Transylvanian rangers was a famous group of volunteers. It was organized by Prince Lajos Windischgrätz after the Romanian invasion. The troop operated as an independent unit for 13 months in [ … ]

The 38th Kecskemét infantry regiment has been mentioned several times on this page (here and here). The posts were not only about the history of the squad, but also about [ … ]

The mountain artillery (GAR) was assigned to the mountain divisions. Mountain cannons and howitzers were among the smaller barreled guns. The devices could be disassembled and carried on horseback or [ … ]

It is not easy to write about the outstanding events of this month in such a way as to be associated with a Kappenabzeichen. Armistice negotiations between the Central Powers [ … ]

The clock tower of the city of Graz is one of the hallmarks of the city. Its origins date back to the 13th century, when the first fortifications appeared on [ … ]

One of the best-known and most popular divisions and badges among Hungarian collectors. There are several reasons for the popularity. On the one hand, this division brought together the Hungarian-speaking [ … ]

The mountain range of the Dolomites stretches along the south-eastern border of Tyrol. During the Italian attack in 1915, the front line was formed in this part roughly along the [ … ]

In this month, the most significant events took place in the territory of the disintegrating Russian Empire. The peace negotiations with the Central Powers that began the previous month continued. [ … ]

It was a Croatian battalion from Zagreb. It was deployed in two brigades of the 25th division (49th and 50th) until 1917. The division fought in the 2nd Army in [ … ]

It’s been a long time dream of mine to get this fantastically beautiful blue shade enamel badge. When I succeeded, as usual, I wanted to know what was shown on [ … ]

Major Gyula Hummel is mentioned in the staff of the 2nd honvéd infantry regiment in the schematics of 1917 and 1918. Major from November 1, 1915. But how did he [ … ]

Polish troops with native command language were already established in 1914 in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. All of this took place immediately after the politicians and leaders, who identified Polish self-administration [ … ]

The train troop was a branch that dealt with the material supply of the combatant formations. All means of transport and horse stock made available to the army, as well [ … ]

I have written about submarines several times (here and here). It doesn’t take much imagination to feel how terrifying, dangerous and challenging it was to serve on a submarine. The [ … ]

The 95th was a Galician regiment. Its command was located in Lemberg, and received staff from the Czortków area. It was a regiment of the 11th Corps. According to the [ … ]

In English, “Resistance!” was the call in the winter of 1914/15, when the Russian offensive in the Carpathians was halted with great difficulty. This military success meant a loss of [ … ]

The corps was created for the Monarchy’s great Tyrolean offensive of 1916 from the 44th Rifle Division and the Kaiserschützen Division. In the fall of 1916, it was commanded to [ … ]

Again, I am presenting a postcard with the Kappenabzeichen of an infantry regiment as a decorative motif. I have already mentioned the activities of the 306th Honvéd Infantry Regiment several [ … ]

Immediately after the declaration of war against the Monarchy, Italy set about taking advantage of the surprise to advance along the country’s borders. In practice, this meant that he took [ … ]