Common Army
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The Common Army, as it was officially designated by the Imperial and Royal Military Administration, was the largest part of the Austro-Hungarian land forces from 1867 to 1914, the other two elements b
The barracks of the 3rd Uhlans in Bielitz (now Bielsko-Biała) is still used today by the Polish Armed Forces.
1867 uniform regulation (1911/12 edition).
Imperial and Royal Cavalry around 1900
Steyr M1912
Austro-Hungarian Navy
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The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy were designated SMS, for Seiner Majestät Schiff. The k.u.k. Kriegsma
Common Army
…troops left, the Common Army formed the main element of the "armed power" (Bewaffneten Macht or Wehrmacht) of the new dual monarchy, to which the Imperial and Royal Navy (k.u.k. Kriegsmarine) also belonged. In the First World War all land and sea forces of the monarchy were subordinated to the Armeeoberkommando set up…
The Naval Section of the War Ministry Headquarters
The Austrian frigates Augusta and Austria in the port of Trieste prior to the voyage of Maria Leopoldina to Brazil
Archduke Friedrich Leopold became the youngest Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian Navy in history when he was appointed to the office at the age of 23.
Venice under Austrian bombardment, 1849