Photo of a group of rag-tag soldiers. Hungarians?
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Photo of a group of rag-tag soldiers. Hungarians?
I have an original photo showing a group of rag-tag soldiers. I have the impression that they are Hungarians, but I am not sure:
Here is an enlargement of the arm patch:
Notice the three-coloured armband and black, triangular emblem on their sleeve, with the letters FKV (?) on the bottom.
Any further info would be welcome.
Dénes
P.S. If the photo does not show up, check it out on the 'Unknown & Quiz' page from my web site:
http://pages.sprint.ca/denes/Unknown_Quiz.html
Here is an enlargement of the arm patch:
Notice the three-coloured armband and black, triangular emblem on their sleeve, with the letters FKV (?) on the bottom.
Any further info would be welcome.
Dénes
P.S. If the photo does not show up, check it out on the 'Unknown & Quiz' page from my web site:
http://pages.sprint.ca/denes/Unknown_Quiz.html
Last edited by DenesBernad on 04 May 2003, 19:55, edited 2 times in total.
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Rag-Tag soldiers
Ave Denes,
Possible to see a complete photograph with faces of these men? Also can you zoom both armshields?
Gratiam,
Octavianus
Possible to see a complete photograph with faces of these men? Also can you zoom both armshields?
Gratiam,
Octavianus
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Ave Octavianus, morituri te salutant!
The top scan shows the complete photo, no cropping. I think you can clearly see the men's faces.
On the bottom scan both the tri-coloured armband (on left sleeve) and triangular patch (on right sleeve) are shown.
I don't have the original photo here with me, so I cannot post a new scan for now.
Dénes
The top scan shows the complete photo, no cropping. I think you can clearly see the men's faces.
On the bottom scan both the tri-coloured armband (on left sleeve) and triangular patch (on right sleeve) are shown.
I don't have the original photo here with me, so I cannot post a new scan for now.
Dénes
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Ave Denes,
Gratiam,
Octavianus
HE, HE, HE, HE, HE.... I'm not dead yet, Denes! Nor I'm not walking into it. Yeah, right, who am I fooling here.... heheheAve Octavianus, morituri te salutant!
Actually what I would like to see here is their head gear and insignias on them.The top scan shows the complete photo, no cropping. I think you can clearly see the men's faces.
Hm, I have a weird feeling like I have already seen somwhere the armshield on the left!On the bottom scan both the tri-coloured armband (on left sleeve) and triangular patch (on right sleeve) are shown.
Can you obtain it and posted it here? It would help me a lot.I don't have the original photo here with me, so I cannot post a new scan for now.
Gratiam,
Octavianus
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I can´t be sure but I think the building in the background (left) is the office of the Bundeskanzler (chancellor) of the Republic of Austria in Wien (Vienna), Austria. The building in the background (right) is part of the Royal Castle (Hofburg). Today this part is the office of the Bundespräsident (President).
If I´m right the men are standing at the "Heldenplatz" (Place of Heroes).
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If I´m right the men are standing at the "Heldenplatz" (Place of Heroes).
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Ave amici,
Well, I am not much of an expert in WWI uniforms, but one thing I am sure. Considering the armband these have to be either Austria or Hungarian uniforms. Dénes, do I have your permission to send this photo to some of my friends, who are much more educated when it comes to World War I uniforms?
Gratiam,
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Stauffenberg, where do you see any of the mentioned buildings on the photograph??? :roll:I can´t be sure but I think the building in the background (left) is the office of the Bundeskanzler (chancellor) of the Republic of Austria in Wien (Vienna), Austria. The building in the background (right) is part of the Royal Castle (Hofburg). Today this part is the office of the Bundespräsident (President).
Well, I am not much of an expert in WWI uniforms, but one thing I am sure. Considering the armband these have to be either Austria or Hungarian uniforms. Dénes, do I have your permission to send this photo to some of my friends, who are much more educated when it comes to World War I uniforms?
Yes, that's correct, Sokol. The translation is perfect. And yes once again. This salute was used by the gladiators to salute the Emperor before they went into the arena and died.Does this mean: "Hail Octavianus, those who are about to die salute you!"?
Gratiam,
Octavianus
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To Stauffenberg II: thank you for your input. Originally, I thought they are Hungarian soldiers because of the tri-colour armband they wore and the source the photo came from. However, you may very well be right, these are not Hungarian, but rather Austrian paramilitary men. If this is the case, the three letters on the black armband could have a different meaning: Freie (?), Korps (?), Volk (?). Any idea?
To Octavianus: of course, you may send the photos to anyone you think could help us solving this little mystery. However, let me point out that the photo was taken not during W.W.1-era, but rather duringt he next (and hopefully last) world conflagration...
To all: can you see the 2 scans on the page? It appears that the link somehow broke the past days...
Dénes
To Octavianus: of course, you may send the photos to anyone you think could help us solving this little mystery. However, let me point out that the photo was taken not during W.W.1-era, but rather duringt he next (and hopefully last) world conflagration...
To all: can you see the 2 scans on the page? It appears that the link somehow broke the past days...
Dénes