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Memorial service for the “Körting” disaster
On June 20, 1914, the most serious aviation accident of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy occurred near Fischamend. Monarchy when a biplane collided with the "Körting"...
The last voyage of the “Körting”: tragedy over Fischamend
Exactly 110 years ago, the "Körting", the last military airship of the Austro-Hungarian army, crashed after colliding with a biplane. Army crashed after colliding...
80 years of D-Day: US veterans back in Normandy
A total of 48 US veterans of Second World War landed in Normandy this week as part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day...
The Cretan gendarmerie and its great influence
In troubled times, it is sometimes paramilitary units that ensure the preservation of a political order or help shape political change. Rarely, however, has...
Heeresgeschichltiches Museum: Program preview
The Museum of Military History once again has a number of highlights to offer in the last days of May and in June. For...
The Fischamend Military Aeronautical Institute
Names such as Wien-Aspern and Wiener Neustadt are inextricably linked with the history of early Austrian (military) aviation. But hardly anyone knows that another...
Military News at the Imperial War Museum
In 1920, the Imperial War Museum (IWM) was opened in the London borough of Lambeth, just south of the Thames and opposite Westminster, as...
The Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
Morris Motors Ltd. was founded in Oxford in 1913 by William Richard Morris, who had previously been involved in the manufacture of bicycles. Thanks...
The history of Austin Cars
Herbert Austin had already started developing and producing automobiles at the turn of the century. In the First World War the Austin Motor Company...
“Operation Entebbe” – the Israeli showpiece
With a spectacular rescue operation, Israeli security forces ended the week-long hijacking of an Air France passenger plane by Palestinian and German terrorists in...
The 2CV: a very unusual military vehicle
Slower, less capable off-road and too little payload - these were all characteristics of the 2CV compared to the standard off-road vehicles of the...
“Bugged – Hitler’s telephone”: Eavesdropping on the Führer
"Bugged - Hitler's Telephone": "Universum History" documentary about an extraordinary eavesdropping attack during the Second World War on November 3 at 22.35 on ORF...
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