Big Austro-Hungarian Reenactment appreciation thread;

A special shoutout to Mateusz Haberek and the „K.u.K. Sturmtruppen“ Group from Poland.
https://www.facebook.com/K.u.K.Sturmtruppen/ https://twitter.com/CatosSpeech/status/1382780033031364616

Heavy Fighting (in color) 1/3

Heavy Fighting (in color) 2/3

Heavy Fighting (in color) 3/3

Servus, die Händ hoch bittschön.

Rest after the battle

Soldiers in black & white

Training

Before the battle 1/2

Before the battle 2/2

Advance 1/4

Advance 2/4

Advance 3/4

Advance 4/4

Machine gun position under attack

The Aftermath of the battle 1/3

The Aftermath of the battle 2/3

The Aftermath of the battle 3/3

Some fun for historical accuracy

Reenactment of a Feldkurat (Military chaplain), from the Lower Austrian Infantry Regiment Nr 4 Hoch- und Deutschmeister

Reenactor on the left - historic picture on the right

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 1/6

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 2/6

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 3/6

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 4/6

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 5/6

Reenactment of Austro-Hungarian Stoßtruppen 6/6

The Stoßtruppen of the Austro-Hungarian Army emerged from the "Jagdkommando" (highly trained scout units with a emphasis on independent action). They later on adapted similar Stormtrooper tactics as the German army & where usually used as shock troops.

Reenactment of the battle of Caporetto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caporetto

Reenactment of the battle of Caporetto (b&w)

Fun & banter with Italian Reenactors

Assembly for the offensive 1/3

Assembly for the offensive 2/3

Assembly for the offensive 3/3

The reenactment of the battle 1/4

The reenactment of the battle 2/4

The reenactment of the battle 3/4

The reenactment of the battle 4/4

Commemoration event in Poland 1/3

Commemoration event in Poland 2/3

Commemoration event in Poland 3/3

The Reenactment group in South Tyrol, Slovenia & Italy

- Nostalgic Feelings

Fun Times 1/3

Fun Times 2/3

Fun Times 3/3

Summer in the mountains 1/3

Summer in the mountains 2/3

Summer in the mountains 3/3

South Tyrol

Reenactment of Bosnian troops in the Austro-Hungarian Army

Reenactment of Kaiserschützen (mountaineer troops)

Reenactment of the early war on the eastern front 1/5

Reenactment of the early war on the eastern front 2/5

Reenactment of the early war on the eastern front 3/5

Reenactment of the early war on the eastern front 4/5

Reenactment of the early war on the eastern front 5/5

Early war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Hechtgrau) 1/4

Early war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Hechtgrau) 2/4

Early war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Hechtgrau) 3/4

Early war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Hechtgrau) 4/4

Mid war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Field grey) 1/3

Mid war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Field grey) 2/3

Mid war Austro-Hungarian uniforms (Field grey) 3/3

Late war Austro-Hungarian Stormtrooper

As a little side note a short presentation of the main rifle of the Austro-Hungarian army during WW1.

The Steyr M95 straight-pull rifle
(here in its carbine/ Stutzen variante)

Reenactment during winter 1/4

Reenactment during winter 2/4

Reenactment during winter 3/4

Reenactment during winter 4/4

Reenactors at a commemoration ceremony in Verdun

Austro-Hungarian units (especially heavy artillery) also participated on the western front.

Reenactors in Poland remember the fallen

Nighttime shoot with the boys 1/2

Nighttime shoot with the boys 2/2

A museum visit of the reenactment unit in Poland 1/2

A museum visit of the reenactment unit in Poland 2/2

And for the end of this thread;

The well made replica of award documents for a Karl-Truppenkreuz (Karl Troop Cross)