Austro-Hungarian Empire: WW1 Patriotic Cap
Badge for the occupation of Mount Lovcen, on 10
Jan. 1916, during the Montenegrin Campaign.
Issued by the "KuK Military-General Government
of Montenegro”.
Signed by G. Gurschner in Vienna.
The WW1 Montenegrin Campaign (05 - 17 Jan.
1916), was a part of the Serbian Campaign, in
which Austria-Hungary defeated and occupied
the Kingdom of Montenegro, an ally of Serbia.
Two Austrian Army Corps were involved in the
Campaign.
The XIX Armeekorps under the command of
General Stjepan Sarkotic was tasked to attack
the main body of the Montenegrin army, gathered
around Mount Lovcen while the VIII Armeekorps
under the command of General Hermann Kovess
von Kovesshaza) was tasked to attack the
Montenegrin troops in the Eastern and Northern
part of the Country.
A scarce cap badge.
WW1 1914 1918
Item 100% original
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