The Death of Heroes: Austro-Hungarian Legionnaires Dying for France During the Great War

• Authors: Márk Palócz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

During the recent years, a myriad of information has come to light about foreign volunteers who served in the French armies during the First World War. On the occasion of the centenary of the Great War, data has been uploaded on the internet showing the total number of Austro-Hungarian nationalities who served in the French Foreign Legion during this latter event. Secondary sources put the number of the Austro-Hungarians serving in the French Foreign Legion to 1,369, although the database may not contain this exact number of military documents. Research on these latter is an ongoing process, but a great deal of partial information has already been gathered. Consequently, this paper will answer the question of how many of the above-mentioned Austro-Hungarian legionnaires died for France during World War I.

Keywords

EN

French Foreign Legion; Heroes’ Death; Austro-Hungarians; Great War; France

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 179-215

Contributors

author

Márk Palócz

• Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.