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3rd bat., BHIR 4

Undeservedly little has been said about the Bosnian troops so far. Mainly because I get relatively little information from the ...
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Assault troop 21

Among the various insignia of the stormtroopers, copies numbered according to separate units are the rarest. The standard assault badge ...
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HIR 6

Another puzzling picture. Better to say, it is more of an enigmatic badge. The captions and the date on the ...
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Uhlans’ czapka

The word chapka means cap in both Polish and Russian. During the Great War, and even earlier, Polish cavalry headgear ...
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Skier

The Monarchy had to fight against Italy on high mountain terrain. This was a serious challenge for the soldiers in ...
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ITD 39

The 39th “Forward” infantry division was one of the better-known Hungarian divisions. His regiments recruited from the eastern part of ...
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IR 27 of Graz

The 27th Infantry Regiment was the home regiment of the city of Graz. It was founded in 1682 during the ...
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Trench mortars

The 22cm heavy trench mortar was already shown here before. The image in this post is another nice shot that ...
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100 years of Kaiserschützen

Tyrol’s status changed several times in the Austrian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bonaparte Napoleon separated away the ...
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IR 82

One of the most beautiful badges, at least in my opinion. It’s no coincidence that I chose this as the ...
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