Institution

Imperial-Royal Landwehr

1869–1918 · 19th century · Also known as k.k. Landwehr

The Imperial-Royal Landwehr was the territorial army of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary, created in 1869 after the Compromise of 1867 alongside the joint Imperial and Royal Army and the Hungarian Honvéd. At first a reserve force, it became a full front-line army before 1914 and fought throughout the First World War.

Imperial-Royal Landwehr
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Imperial-Royal Landwehr. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imperial-royal-landwehr
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