I would like to thank Gábor Széplaki for this second post about the Monarchy’s lanyard decorations. The artillery guns’ handling staff consisted of seven soldiers. Their position, around the gun [ … ]

The capital city of Galicia was already a major commercial and military center in the early historical periods. This role was provided by the position of the town in the [ … ]

The recruitment area of the 9th Infantry Regiment lay in Galicia, south of Lemberg. Stryj was the center where the regiment’s cadre was stationed. The regiment command was in Przemysl. [ … ]

Sometimes we manage to find the photos and drawings on which the badges were designed. I’m sure not all badges have that history, but many do. It’s always a pleasure [ … ]

This section is directed by my friend Gábor Széplaki. The uploaded posts are written and designed by him. Thank you Gábor for your kind contribution. I think these badges also [ … ]

The civil and military flight that had just left the pioneering age of aviation developed quickly during the Great War. The combat situations have created many innovative tasks for developers. [ … ]

Or, in today’s parlance, air force. One of the young and rapidly evolving branch of the Great War. By this time, people had been released into the air for many [ … ]

In many respects the artillery of the Monarchy was not modern at the beginning of the Great War. Compared to the 30.5 cm mortar, the high-tech weapon of the time, [ … ]

The regiment was founded in 1688. Throughout its history, it had been involved in all major campaigns of the Monarchy. Its name, its garrison, its recruiting area have changed constantly. [ … ]

The main motif of the badge is the fortress built at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. This strategic point was already fortified in the Middle Ages. It [ … ]

The foundation of the city can be linked to the formation of the eastern Slavic states on the Eastern European plain. It was part of a disputed territory between the [ … ]

The cadre of the K.u.K 6. Infantry Regiment was located in Újvidék (today Novi Sad in Serbia). Its recruiting area was South Bácska county. The command was located in Budapest. [ … ]

In November 1914, Turkey went to war with the central powers. This event threatened British supply lines through the Suez Canal. At Winston Churchill’s suggestion, the British landed on the [ … ]

After the location of the supplement battalion the 38th Infantry Regiment was a regiment of Kecskemét. The crew came from Central Hungary, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskún county. One of the Kappenabzeichen, the Mollináry-May [ … ]

As a greenhorn badge collector, I was embarrassed for a while as to why the 11th Army had two very different styles of badges. Then I realized there were two [ … ]

He was born in the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen. Like most Habsburg boys, he was sent to military schools. He graduated as lieutenant in 1881. Soon in [ … ]

I had a picture of the jolly dining machine gunner. I didn’t think it was a randomly shot trench scene. The good quality of the picture, the professional setting, was [ … ]

The name “Red Devil” remained as the common name of the Hussar regiments throughout the Great War. It was so widespread that other cavalry regiments and divisions, were sometimes using [ … ]

In the year 1914, the front in Galicia was still on the move. The Austro-Hungarian and Russian offensives have switched. The aim of all of them was to achieve large [ … ]

The city of Nyitra is an ancient settlement, first officially mentioned in 880. But it was already known in Roman times. It may have been a commercial center at the [ … ]

By the end of 1916, after averting the Romanian attack, the eastern front stretched along the peaks of the Eastern Carpathians. Russian troops occupied the front sections instead of the [ … ]

The Kappeabzeichen shown in this section so far have been more about pieces mocking the enemy. This post is featuring a badge depicting the alliance system of Central Powers. As [ … ]

In 1898 the Hungarian Royal Honvéd Command built a garrison hospital on Gyáli Street in Budapest. In 1914, due to the increase in the number of sick and wounded, a [ … ]

Founded in 1696, the 4th Deutschmeister Infantry Regiment had perhaps the longest tradition in the Monarchy. It was named after the official title of the Grand Master of the Teutonic [ … ]

The 309th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was founded in the spring of 1915, from the IV battalion of the 19th Infantry Regiment (Pécs). It belonged to the newly founded 129th Infantry [ … ]

The Feldjäger battalions were bigger in personnel than the usual infantry battalions and had an independent command. They were used alongside the traditional infantry regiments. Their equipment and training were [ … ]

The Schwarzlose M. 7 was a belt-fed machine gun, usually mounted on a tripod. It was designed by the German firearms designer Andreas Schwarzlose. While its water-cooled barrel gave it [ … ]

Lower Austria’s high-prestige infantry regiment was the 49th. It was based in St Pölten and founded in 1715. The first owner of the regiment was the founder count Baden-Durlach. In [ … ]

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 [ … ]