An Imperial Austrian First War Cap Badge For Lovćen (Montenegro) Buy Now handwritten message in black ink

handwritten message in black ink on the inside spread from Gefreiter Gerhard Haubold

measuring 67 mm x 32 mm

34 mm x 55 mm

with ball hinge set up on reverse

48 mm x 125 mm)

An Imperial Austrian First War Cap Badge For Lovćen (Montenegro) Buy Now handwritten message in black inkBadge in die stamped steel (magnetic), commemorating Austrian victory in Montenegro. Footnote: Mount Lovenwas the key defensive position of the Montenegrin army, who defended it as a citadel with roughly 2 3 of its forces. The Austrian Hungarians, under Croatian general Stjepan Sarkoti, gathered large quantities of heavy artillery in Kotor, supported by ships artillery from the Austro Hungarian Navy. On 8 January the attack began with a massive