The West Ukrainian People's Republic was a short-lived state that controlled most of Eastern Galicia from November 1918 to July 1919. It claimed and partially included the major cities of Lviv, Ternop
Proclamation of the Ukrainian State. Manifesto of the Ukrainian National Rada of October 19, 1918 in the newspaper «Dilo» for October 20, 1918
Interpretation of the coat of arms of the WUPR from the diplomatic passport of Yevhen Petrushevych, issued by the Consulate in Bratislava in 1923.
Ukrania quae et Terra Cosaccorum cum vicinis Walachiae, Moldoviae, Johann Baptiste Homann
Osnovy zakon ZUNR
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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
West Ukrainian People's Republic
…due to reports that the Polish Liquidation Committee was to transfer from Kraków to Lviv. Shortly after the republic proclaimed independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire a popular uprising took place in Lviv, where half of the residents were Polish and did not want to be part of a non-Polish state. A few weeks…
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