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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
I've got it! Landwehr economical officer (Truppenrechnungsführer-Offizier) They had same double-breasted dark green waffenrock with light blue piping and collar as the k.u.k Armee but with silver numbered buttons! And the economical officers had normal rank stars not rosettes. The 2 means the 2nd Landwehr Regiment Linz. -
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Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Mysterious....seems captain, but his Militärdienstzeichen is the enlisted version (2. class for 12 years). Probably official of the k.k. Gendarmerie? -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
CarolI: I'm not sure but IMHO more likely professional than conscripted -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Feldwebel with Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille, equally can be Honvéd or KuK Infantry Regiment. -
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary KuK Artillery WWI
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Let me introduce to you Feldwebel Merényi (Maczéjka) Ferenc of the k.u.k. 69 (Freiherr v. Leitner, later Hindenburg) IR. His short service record (from the regimental history): - 1911/13 conscripted service in the 69. IR - 1914.07.28-1917.11.01 draft agency Székesfehérvár - 1917.11.01-1918.03.14 Pilsen 69. IR replacement batallion, Italian theatre in Rizzolo, 6th army as the teacher of the paymaster school. 434th POW group St.Antonio, Trischina and Tovenába. - 1918.11.18 back to Székesfehérvár and became professional NCO Served in the 3rd infantry regiment until 1922 then joined to the Hungarian Railways. As recruit in 1911: Like Feldwebel after the war (according the contemporary military slang: hero father or old holiness ) -
Thank you, I didn't bargain for that
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As far as I know it's a WWI Russian belt buckle. I would be happy for any information about the unit!
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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
He wears his old KuK tunic, the left-side shoulder cord means mounted branch. A nice picture from the early interwar period! -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
The full system of the qualification badges: http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/badges/qualbadges.htm A better photo of the Minenwerferabzeichen: -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
The two Hungarians: Szakaszvezető (Zugsführer) after 1939 with two commemorative medals, presumably the Upper Hungary and Transsylvania. Őrmester (Feldwebel) between 1926 and 1939 with 3. class Service Sign for enlisted. -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Three with qualification badges: Zugsführer with Minenwerferabzeichen (mortar badge) on the collar, the right side badge is Richtauszeichnung für die Artillerie (Marksmanship Badge for first gunners), his medals are: Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille 2. Klasse, Bronzene Tapferkeitsmedaille with two bands, Karl Truppenkreutz, and Militärdienstzeichen für Mannscaft presumably 3. class. Gefreiter, the right side badge is Sappeur- und Pionierauszeichnung (Skillful engineer badge), his cross is Eisernes Verdienstkreuz. Zugsführer with Krankenpflegerauszeichnung (Skillful medic badge), medals are: Bronzene Tapferkeitsmedaille, Karl Truppenkreutz, and Militär-Jubiläumskreuz 1908 -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Wow! Very impressive collection! First of all, an exception: the first post second row first picture is a Hungarian Army szakaszvezető (Zugsführer) after 1939 with two commemorative medals, presumably the Upper Hungary and Transsylvania. -
The death of the cossack in Máramaros. Edition of the Royal Hungarian Ministry of Defence War Aid Office.
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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
The first is Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration. Otherwise he is a captain of a mounted unit. -
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Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
You can order these older volumes (elfogyott means out of stock) http://www.hkhermanos.hu/foly%C3%B3iratok You can find the editor's adress here: http://www.hkhermanos.hu/megrendel%C3%A9s I asked him the shipping to abroad is possible. -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Nope. The main profile of the "Katonaújság" is the Horthy-era and the WWI. It is a pretty good magazine, but sadly now is close to the breakdown I wrote my first "official" article to this magazine in 2011... -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
According the book of "Rolf M. Urrisk: Die Uniformen des österreichischen Bundesheeres 1918 - 1938" after the Volkswehr word shoud be stand the place-name on the armband. The right side badge (worn together with the armband). http://www.erdemrendek-kituntetesek.hu/tartalom/teljes%C3%ADtm%C3%A9ny-jelv%C3%A9ny -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Wow...one side shoulder cord, visorless field cap with Jagdhorn. Reitende Landschutz? -
Austria-Hungary KuK Soldiers wearing medals - show your photos
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Both were common for non-combat position NCOs (paymaster, clerk, train etc.) I will show you a named portrait of a paymaster sergeant of the 69. IR with Silver Verdienstkreuz mit Krone. The gold version was available for officers only. -
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary KuK Artillery WWI
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
It seems that chairs had function during the loading process...otherwise I think used them on march. -
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary KuK Artillery WWI
Markgraf replied to IrishGunner's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire