Emperor Charles I of Austria, the silver medal for bravery.

The metal stripe on the medals trifold, indicates that it's the recipient's second bravery medal award.

"FORTITVDINI" (Fortitudini), The Latin word for bravery

Unknown WW2 Hungarian Honvéd (Private)
- Original photo, digitally colourized -

István Horthy de Nagybánya

(1904 - 1942)

In the early morning of August 20, 1942, István Horthy few his air-plane for his final mission.

70 years ago, he died in an unexplained air-plane crash over the front near the village of Aleksejevka in Russia.

Austro-Hungarian Zugsführer (Sergeant) and Gefreiter (Private First Class). 

The two soldiers are wearing Marksmanship Lanyards.

More interesting reading about the Austro-Hungarian Marksmanship Lanyard at:
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/badges/lanyard1.htm

A Határvadász (Frontier Guard) postcard. 

The Staff Sergeant says to the private; The  Határvadász (Frontier Guard) has a good life, he's eating Goulash soup for supper.

If You want to have a good life as well, check out more about Goulash soup at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulasch

Hungarian WWI. Commemorative medal for combatants.

Most nations that participated in the great war, issued commemorative medals during the inter-war period. The Hungarian medal was designed by the famous sculptor Zsigmond Kisfaludi-Strobl. 

The commemorative medal for combatants was founded the 26th of May 1929 and was issued to any military personal that served during the war, until the 30th October 1918. A non combatant version of the commemorative medal was also issued.   

 

Austro-Hungarian WW1 postcard no: 129, "Horseback patrol".

- Winter and snow -

WW2 Hungarian Honvéd soldiers, in front of their vehicle.

The medal of the Athletic Federation of Hungary

Awarded for the third place at the 10 kilometre walking championship of 1910.

Austro-Hungarian soldiers posing for the photographer.

Austro-Hungarian WW1 postcard no: 71, "Signal troops laying out a telegraph-cable".