Page - 942 - in THE FIRST WORLD WAR - and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1914 – 1918

942 An Empire Resigns It is probably not surprising that the German regiments led the way in the conferment of the highest distinction for enlisted men. The Hungarians were by no means next in line, however, and the Czechs were sometimes veritable collectors of Gold Medals for Bravery. Infantry Regiment No. 28, which was disbanded as a punishment and then reactivated, had fifteen recipients of the highest-ranking Medal for Bravery. The ranking yields the following picture : Troop Body/Branch of Military Reinforcement District Regimental Language(s) Gold Medals for Bravery Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 7 Klagenfurt 79 % German 55 Imperial-Royal Territorial Infantry Regiment III Brixen/Trento (Trient) 59 % German, 38 % Italian 50 Imperial and Royal Bosnian Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment 1 Banja Luka 93 % Croatian/ Serbian 48 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 22 Sinj 82 % Croatian/ Serbian 47 Imperial-Royal Territorial Infantry Regiment II Brixen/Trento 55 % German, 41 % Italian 47 Imperial-Royal Territorial Infantry Regiment I Salzburg/ Innsbruck/Trento 58 % German, 38 % Italian 46 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 59 Salzburg 98 % German 45 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 11 Písek (Pisek) 79 % Czech 43 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 47 Maribor (Marburg an der Drau) 77 % German 43 Imperial-Royal Landwehr Infantry Regiment 3 Graz/Maribor 94 % German 43 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 1 Opava (Troppau) 82 % German 41 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 4 Vienna 95 % German 41 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 91 České Budějovice (Budweis) 54 % German, 45 % Czech 41 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 3 Kroměříž (Kremsier) 83 % Czech 40 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 27 Graz 94 % German 40 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 39 Debrecen 92 % Hungarian 40 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 44 Kaposvár (Ruppertsburg) 88 % Hungarian 37 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 72 Bratislava (Preßburg) 51 % Slovakian, 28 % Hungarian 37 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 14 Linz 98 % German 36 Imperial-Royal Landwehr Infantry Regiment 1 Vienna 95 % German 36 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 2 Brașov (Kronstadt) 61 % Hungarian, 27 % Romanian 33 Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment 31 Sibiu (Hermannstadt) 69 % Romanian, 25 % German 33