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IR 50 (3)

The various badges of the 50th Infantry Regiment are accidentally mounting in the posts. Now the regiment’s repeated participation was ...
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179th infantry brigade

Many beautiful and sought-after badges by collectors are the Kabbenabzeichen of units recruited in Tyrol. In general, the majority of ...
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79th Infantry Brigade

The post is about the Kappenabzeichen of the 79th Honvéd Infantry Brigade. This name is not seen on the badge ...
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Christmas 1916

The warring parties tried to celebrate major religious holidays at the front as well. At that time, the fighting stopped ...
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Kaiser Karl, 1917

The monarch’s portrait and name appeared on many cap badges, he was very popular among the soldiers. The crew, sworn ...
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7th Ulan Regiment

The regiment’s predecessor was a dragoon regiment founded in 1758. In the structure of the Austrian cavalry, the three types ...
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1st Corps

The corps were army troops consisting of 2-3 divisions. They were able to carry out independent operations. This was especially ...
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Polish Legion 2.

I already wrote about the Polish Legion here in the special units section. The unit represented a remarkable military force, ...
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Sancta Barbara

St. Barbara is the patron saint of gunners. It seems that this cult was strong during the Great War, as ...
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18 Honvéd IR

The 18th Honvéd Infantry Regiment was based in Sopron and was assigned to the 37th Division of Western Hungary. They ...
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