Special units

Barack hospitals
The Great War posed enormous challenges for healthcare. The healthcare capacities built before the war were already full in the ...

Towing dogs
The use of dogs was regular in the Great War, if not massive. Different breeds were used to perform various ...

High-mountain companies
Before the Great War, the formation of units to protect the borders of the Alps had begun. The Tyrolean provincial ...

Railway regiment
There were two main means of troop transport in the Great War. Soldiers marched on foot for a shorter distance ...

Widows’ and orphans’ funds
Millions of soldiers lost their lives in the Great War. All those who fell had relatives who mourned them. In ...

Refreshment Service Crew
Post by my friend Gábor Csiszér. One of the main means of transport during World War I was the railway ...

Motorized troops
The Great War developed new forms and tools of warfare. Driving a car was still in its infancy at that ...

Assault troops’ training
The training of the assault troops took place in several phases. The selection of people was already carried out according ...

Morzsányi company
In the previous posts, I frequently mentioned the makers of the badges. The largest manufacturers in Vienna were Gurschner and ...