Lists of Austro-Hungarian Units Galliopli/Middle East
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An Hungarian soldier of the Ballon Squadron
Ballonos katona of the KuK Haubitzdivizion Luftfahttruppen Ballonabteilung Nr 22 served at Sina and Palestine Front
az I. világháborúból.
Ballonos ( léggömbös) katona az I. világháborúból.
Ballonos katona of the KuK Haubitzdivizion Luftfahttruppen Ballonabteilung Nr 22 served at Sina and Palestine Front
az I. világháborúból.
Ballonos ( léggömbös) katona az I. világháborúból.
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Collar insignia?
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Difficult to tell for sure, it could be the balloon or a rank star. The coloured stripe after it shows arm of service. This photo is interesting as it is the only one I have seen which seems to prove the use of khaki field caps by the Austrian army in Palestine. Nice view of the Tropenhelm too.
The dentistry looks painful, I wonder if that's a large bottle of wine on the table?
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The dentistry looks painful, I wonder if that's a large bottle of wine on the table?
Cheers
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My guess is that it is a rank star. The picture shows artillerists from one of the two mountain howitzer batteries of the "Gebirgshaubitzdivision von Marno" in Palestine. As far as I know, there were no Austrian balloon squadrons at all in Turkey in WWI.
György
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Most possible they are aeroplane pilots. Note the Field Pilot's Badge on the right breast right above the Gallipoli Star. Initially it was introduced for all graduates of field pilot training, and after 1915 only to those pilots who could prove a minimum of 10 operational sorties:
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/ ... ldpil.html
György
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/ ... ldpil.html
György
Chris Dale wrote:Hi Tosun,
Great photos, thank you for sharing.
The Austrian balloon badge was I think worn by all flyers (aeroplane pilots and observers and the balloon troops themselves), see http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/facings.htm
So the guys you say are from a balloon company might well be aeroplane pilots.
Hope that helps,
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Ballonos katona of the KuK Haubitzdivizion Luftfahttruppen Ballonabteilung Nr 22 served at Sina and Palestine Front
az I. világháborúból.
Ballonos ( léggömbös) katona az I. világháborúból.
az I. világháborúból.
Ballonos ( léggömbös) katona az I. világháborúból.
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A 24 cm Mörser of the Motormörser Batterie No:9 at Artillery Barracks in Taksim Istanbul.
source of the photo of czech soldier at KuK service: My friend from Prag Břetislav Tureček (Autor and TV programmer)
source of the photo of czech soldier at KuK service: My friend from Prag Břetislav Tureček (Autor and TV programmer)
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source of the photo of czech soldier at KuK service: My friend from Prag Břetislav Tureček (Autor and TV programmer)
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Thanks for posting those! A nice view of the tropical uniform and that camel has a great look on his face!
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Chris, camels has always a great look on his/her face
With my friend Camel(ia) in Alanya this summer.
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With my friend Camel(ia) in Alanya this summer.
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A rare picture of Mustafa Kemal Pasha.Major General Mustafa Kemal Pasha commander of 2nd Army inspecting Austro-Hungarian Automobile Company at Diyarbakir in October 1917. Turkidh Staff Lt. Col. German Col. Hans Guhr Bey (Retired General Major) gave the names of K u K army officers as capt. Tiergaertner, 2nd Lt. Zratt and Albrecht in his book " Als Türkischer Divisionskommandeur in Kleinasien und Palaestina" p.113
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LT D. R. DR. JOHANN ATTWENGER
KuK Res.Spital in Konstantinopel
source: http://www.rainerregiment.at/joomla/ind ... Itemid=290
KuK Res.Spital in Konstantinopel
source: http://www.rainerregiment.at/joomla/ind ... Itemid=290
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Hungarian driver Karasz Janos from KuK Kraftfahrtruppe at Istanbul 1916
sourse : Selman Sarıhan
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1916 Kuk Kraftfahrtruppe automobile in Istanbul