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Among the striking pictures from the cataclysmic war is a fascinating shot capturing the moment German and British troops put down their weapons for the Christmas truce of 1914.

Today ‘Archduke Ferdinand’ (as he is often incorrectly known) is probably one of the best known yet least understood royal figures of the 20th Century. Most people have heard of him but only because it was his assassination which caused the spark that ignited the powder keg of World War One. He was, however, a much more far-sighted man than he is often given credit for and, in many ways, he seemed to sense the calamity that was approaching Europe and which would overtake it upon his death…

Description The Austro-Hungarian army mirrored the multi ethnic composition of the double monarchy. The regiments were homogeneous by nationality. The army was estremely loyal to the emperor and it was an important instrument of national unity. The army of the Austria-Hungary double Monarchy entered the war in a pike-gray uniform, a blue-gray color similar to the French blue horizon, the collar tabs together with the color of the buttons which could be gilded or silvered allowed to…

WW1 Photos & Info. on Instagram: “Commander Józef Piłsudski of the Austro-Hungarian Polish Legions, ca. 1918. . Today 102 years ago, on May 10, 1918 the Battle of Kaniów or…”

Austria-Hungary was a power that existed in the heart of Europe from 1867 to 1918. The Empire was the 2nd-largest nation in Europe after Russia and the 3d-most populous after the Russian and the German Empire.

German and Austro-Hungarian Empires Together

“The king is praying”. 106 years ago today the Great War started.

Military Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, about 1914. The different colors denote the several military districts of the Imperial and Royal army, each of which contained an army corps and its sub units.