Home›Weapons Systems›Operator›Austro-Hungarian ArmyArmed Forces and UnitsAustro-Hungarian ArmyModernReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army, was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It was made up of three organisations: the Common Army, recruited from all parts of the monarchy, the Imperial-Royal Landwehr recruited in the Austrian half, and the Royal Hungarian Honved with the Royal Croatian Home Guard, recruited in the Hungarian half. It was brought into being by the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and ceased to exist when Austria-Hungary was dissolved in 1918 after the end of World War I. Its Common Army units were often poorly trained and equipped, because each half of the empire preferred to fund its own units, and its white infantry uniforms gave way to dark blue and then to cadet grey and field gray in the First World War.FactsAustro-Hungarian ArmyConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsForce TypeWell-attestedPrincipal ground force of Austria-Hungary 1Founded YearWell-attested1867 1CountryWell-attestedAustria-Hungary 1Force TypeForce Type (category)Well-attestedArmy 1Austro-Hungarian ArmyFilter Results9 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAmmunition and Cartridges (1)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (3)Heavy Machine Guns (1)Pistols and Revolvers (4)Revolvers (2)Rifles and Carbines (3)Semi-Automatic Pistols (2)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Europe (2)Weapon Type or ClassAllBolt-action rifle (1)Double-action revolver (1)Heavy machine gun (1)Semi-automatic pistol (1)small arm (5)CaliberAll11.15x42mmR (1)11.15x58mmR (1)11.3x36mmR (1)6.5x55mm (1)6.5×53mmR (1)6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer (1)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)7x57mm Mauser (1)8mm Gasser (1)8mm Roth-Steyr (1)8x52mmR Mannlicher (1)8x56mmR Steyr (1)8×50mmR Mannlicher (2)8×56mmR (1)9x19mm (1)Introduced EraAll1858 (1)1867 (1)1870 (1)1888 (1)1899 (1)1905 (1)1907 (2)1909 (1)1912 (2)Service StatusAllRetired (9)Wars Used InAllAmerican Civil War (1)Balkan Wars (1)Boxer Rebellion (3)First Balkan War (1)First Sino-Japanese War (2)Franco-Prussian War (1)Mexican Revolution (1)Paraguayan War (1)Russian Civil War (2)Second Balkan War (1)Second Boer War (1)Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1)Spanish Civil War (2)World War I (7)World War II (5)ManufacturerAllArtillerie-Inrichtingen (1)Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (1)Fegyver- és Gépgyár (2)Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (1)Steyr Arms (5)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)Zbrojovka Brno (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Gasser M1870Austro-Hungarian ArmyLefaucheux M1858Austro-Hungarian ArmyMannlicher M1888Austro-Hungarian ArmyRast & Gasser M1898Austro-Hungarian ArmyRoth-Steyr M1907Austro-Hungarian ArmySchwarzlose machine gunAustro-Hungarian ArmySteyr M1912 pistolAustro-Hungarian ArmySteyr Model 1912 MauserAustro-Hungarian ArmyWerndl-Holub rifleAustro-Hungarian ArmyConnectionsFought InWorld War I, Wars Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Austro-Hungarian Armytier 4OperatesGasser M1870, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Gasser M1870Lefaucheux M1858, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Lefaucheux M1858Mannlicher M1888, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mannlicher M1888Rast & Gasser M1898, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Rast & Gasser M1898Roth-Steyr M1907, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Roth-Steyr M1907Schwarzlose machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Schwarzlose machine gunSteyr M1912 pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Steyr M1912 pistolSteyr Model 1912 Mauser, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Steyr Model 1912 MauserWerndl-Holub rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Werndl-Holub rifleIn the Other AtlasesFound InAustria-HungaryAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Wikipedia: Austro-Hungarian Armytier 4WikipediaWikipedia article, lead sectionwas the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918Wikipedia article, lead section (service branches)was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918Wikipedia article, founding dateWith the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the Austro-Hungarian Army was brought into beingFought In: World War I, Wikipedia article textAustria-Hungary entered the war with only 48 first-line aircraftView the SourceWikipedia: Rast & Gasser M1898Operates: Rast & Gasser M1898, Infobox, used_by fieldQuote, Operates: Rast & Gasser M1898, Infobox, used_by fieldAustria-HungaryView the SourceWikipedia: Werndl-Holub rifleOperates: Werndl-Holub rifle, Infobox: originQuote, Operates: Werndl-Holub rifle, Infobox: originAustria-HungaryView the SourceWikipedia: Roth-Steyr M1907Operates: Roth-Steyr M1907, Infobox: originQuote, Operates: Roth-Steyr M1907, Infobox: originAustria-HungaryView the SourceWikipedia: Gasser M1870Operates: Gasser M1870, Infobox, used_by fieldQuote, Operates: Gasser M1870, Infobox, used_by fieldAustria-HungaryView the SourceWikipedia: Steyr M1912 pistolOperates: Steyr M1912 pistol, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Steyr M1912 pistol, Wikipedia article textThe Steyr M1912, also known as the Steyr-Hahn, is an Austro-Hungarian semi-automatic pistol developed by Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft (Œ.W.G.) and adopted by the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1912.View the SourceWikipedia: Schwarzlose machine gunOperates: Schwarzlose machine gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Schwarzlose machine gun, Wikipedia article text7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I.View the SourceWikipedia: Mannlicher M1888Operates: Mannlicher M1888, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mannlicher M1888, Wikipedia article textIt was succeeded by the Mannlicher M1895 as the standard service rifle of the Austro-Hungarian Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Steyr Model 1912 MauserOperates: Steyr Model 1912 Mauser, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Steyr Model 1912 Mauser, Wikipedia article textDuring the war, they were also used by the Austro-Hungarian Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Lefaucheux M1858Operates: Lefaucheux M1858, Article textQuote, Operates: Lefaucheux M1858, Article textAdopted by the Austro-Hungarian Army Gasser-Kropatschek Officer Model - A 9 mm revolver, it was a downscaled M1870 designed by Alfred von Kropatschek and Johann Gasser, Leopold's younger brother.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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