An Austro-Hungarian postcard commemorating the first year of the war, begun on July 28, 1914, with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia. The sword the standing officer is wearing would have impeded his movement on the battlefield. The card was postmarked in Vienna on December 27, 1915.
Erinnerung an das Kriegsjahr 1914/15In memory of the war year 1914/15
"An Austro-Hungarian postcard commemorating the first year of the war, begun on July 28, 1914, with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia. The sword the standing officer is wearing would have impeded his movement on the battlefield. The card was postmarked in Vienna on December 27, 1915."
Wednesday, July 28, 1915
July, 1915
Austria, in memoriam, in remembrance, 1st War Year, 1915, 1915-07-28, July, sword, Austria-Hungary