The Kingdom of Poland, also known informally as the Regency Kingdom of Poland, was a short-lived puppet state of the German Empire and polity that was proclaimed during World War I by it and Austria-H
Archduke Charles Stephen (Karl Stephan) in 1917
Governors-General Beseler (first from left) and Kuk (second from left) in 1916
The Regency Council. Left to right: Ostrowski, Kakowski, and Lubomirski
Members of the Regency Council with officers of the Polish Army
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Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire and officially as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, was a multi-national empire in Central Europe under a constitutional dual monarchy tha
Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918)
…Poland (Polish: Królestwo Regencyjne), was a short-lived puppet state of the German Empire and polity that was proclaimed during World War I by it and Austria-Hungary on 5 November 1916 on the territories of formerly Russian-ruled Congress Poland held by the Central Powers as the Government General of Warsaw and which…
Coronation of Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth Amalie at Matthias Church, Buda, 8 June 1867
Recruits from Bosnia-Herzegovina, including Muslim Bosniaks (31%), were drafted into special units of the Austro-Hungarian Army as early as 1879 and were commended for their bravery in service of the Austrian emperor, being awarded more medals than any other unit. The military march "Die Bosniaken kommen" was composed in their honor by Eduard Wagnes.
Bosnian Muslim resistance during the battle of Sarajevo in 1878 against the Austro-Hungarian occupation
k.u.k. infantry in 1898