Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the Military Organisation of the Habsburgh Monarchy in 1918: The Inner Front. Rebellions, Desertion and Unrests in the Rear Cover Image

Босанци и Херцеговци у војној организацији Хабсбуршке монархије 1918. године: Унутрашњи фронт. Побуне, дезертерство и немири у позадини
Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the Military Organisation of the Habsburgh Monarchy in 1918: The Inner Front. Rebellions, Desertion and Unrests in the Rear

Author(s): Zijad Šehić
Subject(s): Military history, Social history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Institut za strategijska istraživanja
Keywords: Military history; military organisation; Habsburgh Monarchy; 1918; disintegration of army units; Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Summary/Abstract: During 1918, the position of the Central Powers deteriorated and the morale of the population in the background was constantly weakening. The consequence of this was disintegration of the army units morale, especially in the areas where the new national and social ideas had been adopted. This disintegration was manifested in revolts, disertion and formation of groups by deserters and soldiers who had violated their political, social and military causes. National demands, intensified by propaganda of Triple Entente powers, made the existing legal structure of the monarchy more and more uncertain. The general situation in the background created the preconditions for unrest and events that jeopardized law and order, and when these spread to the front, they had a considerable influence on the discipline in the military.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 21-40
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian