Austro-Hungarian Empire: Patriotic WW1 cap
badge of the 5th Army ("Isonzo Army”).
With the portrait of Kaiser Franz Joseph.
Inscribed: "World War 1914 - 1915", "Viribus
Unitis" (Power in Unity).
The 5th Army was formed in 1914 and was
put under the command of General Liborius
Ritter von Frank.
Between Aug. and Dec. 1914, it participated
in the Serbian Campaign and suffered such
enormous casualties that it was disbanded
on 27 Dec. 1914.
It was re-established in May 1915 on the
Italian Front, where it remained active until
the end of the War. It was officially named
"Isonzo Army" in 1917.
WW1 1914 1918
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