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Augustin Novák
Augustin Novák (1890 - 1970), sometimes referred to as Novak or Nowak was an Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with five or seven aerial victories. A prewar soldier, who had joined the horse artillery in 1911, he participated in the early Battle of Krasnik against the Russians, winning a Silver Medal for Bravery. After transferring to aviation service in January 1916, he became a two-seater pilot on the Russian, Romanian, and Italian Fronts. His aerial victories earned him two more awards of the Medal for Bravery, both First Class. He was then removed from combat to become an instructor in January 1918. Early life Augustin Novák was Czechoslovakian, born in Botenwald in 1890. Service in the artillery Novák joined the horse artillery in 1911. When World War I began, his unit went into action on the Russian Front. At the Battle of Krasnik, he won the Silver Medal for Bravery, 2nd Class. Aviation service In January 1916, Novák voluntarily transferred to aviati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretches from the far eastern Czech Republic (3%) and Austria (1%) in the northwest through Slovakia (21%), Poland (10%), Ukraine (10%), Romania (50%) to Serbia (5%) in the south. "The Carpathians" European Travel Commission, in The Official Travel Portal of Europe, Retrieved 15 November 2016 The Carpathian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austro-Hungarian World War I Flying Aces
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of Kobarid or the Battle of Karfreit) was a battle on the Italian front of World War I. The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers and took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in north-western Slovenia, then part of the Austrian Littoral). The battle was named after the Italian name of the town (also known as ''Karfreit'' in German). Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian forces opposing them. The battle was a demonstration of the effectiveness of the use of stormtroopers and the infiltration tactics developed in part by Oskar von Hutier. The use of poison gas by the Germans also played a key role in the collapse of the Italian Second Army. The rest of the Italian Army retreated to the Piave River, its effective strength declined from 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Mihăilescu
Gheorghe Mihăilescu (born 2 February 1888, unknown date of death) was a Romanian World War I pilot, credited with 4 victories by Aerial victory standards of World War I#Romania, Romanian standards, but with a total of 8 victories, including shared ones. Biography Early life Gheorghe Mihăilescu was born on 2 February 1888 in Alexandria, Romania, Alexandria, Teleorman County. He attended the Military School of Artillery, Engineering and Navy, receiving the rank of ''Second Lieutenant, Sublocotenent'' (Slt.) on 1 July 1908. He attended the Piloting School of the National Air League (), obtaining pilot license no.19 on 11 October 1913. Military career During the Second Balkan War, he flew with Section II of Aviation (), commanded by Captain (Cpt.) George Valentin Bibescu, executing a number of missions. In the summer of 1914, during the visit of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, he flew over the Russian yacht Standart, Imperial ship together with , Andrei Popovici, Alexandru Sturdza, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
