Institution

Imperial and Royal Army

Also known as k.u.k., kaiserlich und königlich

The Imperial and Royal Army was the common army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, known by the abbreviation k.u.k. (kaiserlich und königlich). It drew soldiers from all the monarchy's nationalities and used German as its command language. Alongside it the Austrian and Hungarian halves maintained their own territorial forces.

Imperial and Royal Army
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Imperial and Royal Army. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imperial-and-royal-army
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“Imperial and Royal Army.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imperial-and-royal-army. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Imperial and Royal Army.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imperial-and-royal-army.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Imperial and Royal Army’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imperial-and-royal-army (Accessed: ).

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