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A comparative look at the Czech soldiers

 

The Great War By the Numbers 

 

                                           Illustrative photo

 Source: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#/media/File:WWImontage.jpg

 

                        Military Strength*     Military Deaths
 Czech lands**  1 400 000   138 000

 

 * The total Number of soldiers who intervened in the First World War, fighting for the Allied Powers and the Central Powers

** This category includes Historical territories of Bohemia with the superiority of Czech speaking districts

 

 

Allied Powers Military Strength Military Deaths
British Empire 8 840 000 1 115 000
Russia 12 000 000 1 811 000
France 8 660 000 1 398 000
USA 4 740 000    117 000
Italy 5 615 000    651 000
Romania 1 234 000    335 000
Japan   800 000          415
Serbia   707 000    275 000
Belgium   380 000      87 500
Greece   250 000      26 000
Portugal     80 000        7 200
Montenegro     50 000        3 000

 

 Central Powers  Military Strength   Military Deaths
 Austria-Hungary   7 800 000   1 200 000
 Germany 13 250 000  2 051 000
 Otoman Empire  2 998 000     772 000
 Bulgaria  1 200 000       88 000

 

Source: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/archiv/cesi-bojovali-hrdinne-za-rakousko-uhersko-ale-prvni-republika-to-              tutlala.A081026_232405_kavarna_sim

 

 

 

Archduke Eugen von Habsburg-Lothringen

  

Archduke Eugen Ferdinand was born on 21 May 1863 and died on 30 December 1954. He was son of Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and Elisabeth Franziska, Archduchess of Austria. 

 

In 1885 Eugen was designated to the General Staff. From that moment, his career started to rise steeply. He became Lieutenant Colonel of infantry 13th Regiment at first. In 1900 Emperor of Austria appointed him to Commander of XIV. Army Corps in Innsbruck. Next year he gained the rank of Army General. Eight years later he was nominated as an Army Inspector and Senior Defence Commander for the Tyrol.

 

After the Beginning of the First World War he was entrusted with command of the Troops in the Balkans, where he reorganized the 5th Army. Since 1915 he was Commander at the "Southwest Front" against Italian Army. In November 1916 he gained the promotion of Field Marshal. Eugen became famous mainly for his activities during the Battles of the Isonzo. Following the breakthrough in Caporetto, he retired in December 1917.

 

After the End of the Great War and the Destruction of the Habsburg Empire he lived in Switzerland until 1934. After that Eugen returned to Austria. He died on 30 December 1954 in Merano, Italy.

 

Source:

RÁC, R.: Arcivévoda Evžen Habsbursko-Lotrinský 1863-1954, Sovinec / Eulenburg 2005.

 

  

Eugen Ferdinand

       

Source: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Eugen_of_Austria#/media/File:F_Behrens_–_Eugen.jpg