Bojová činnosť 71. pešieho pluku na sočskom fronte. Obrana Kostanjevice

Combat Activity of the 71st Infantry Regiment on the Sochi Front. The Defence of Kostanjevica

Autor: VAVRUŠ, Ján

VAVRUŠ, Ján: Bojová činnosť 71. pešieho pluku na sočskom fronte. Obrana Kostanjevice

VAVRUŠ, Ján: Combat Activity of the 71st Infantry Regiment on the Sochi Front. The Defence of Kostanjevica

Vojenská história, 2, 28, 2024, pp 93-136, Bratislava

The author has chronologically reconstructed and translated the original German text of the war diary of the 71st Infantry Regiment for the period from November 4, 1916, to February 13, 1917, into Slovak. The critical situation on the front, prompted by the 9th Sochi offensi ve, necessitated the transfer of the regiment from the Russian to the Italian front. This jour ney took 2.5 days; upon arrival, the regiment was immediately deployed to the frontline. Equipped with 13 machine guns, it achieved fire superiority in the defence of Kostanjevica na Krasu. The Italian advance was halted, the front stabilized, and the regiment was relieved after two days. In the subsequent months, it conducted three ambush operations. The paper includes archived battle sketches, proposals for awards (Adamica, Turanec, Dzurek), and reports on the ambushes (Schariczer, Šarić). The war diary describes the tactics of deep defence within the divisional section, the rotation of units, and the relocation of reserves. The author cross-refe rences this information with the memoirs of Jozef Turanec.

Keywords: Austro-Hungarian Army, Isonzo Front, 71. Infantry Regiment, Stormtroopers, Kostanjevica

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2024.28.2.4

Ročník: 28 | Číslo: 2/2024 | Stránky: 93-136