Infantry Corps Officer’s Certificate Given to Alexander Plutzer, who served in the Austro-Hungarian Army Vienna, Austria, 1916
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In memory of Alexander Plutzer, courtesy of his son Ambassador Mordechai Palzur and the grandchildren Dan and Galit Palzur
Palzur trained as a military painter and served with the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Corps in World War I. In 1918, following the Polish Independence, he was enlisted into the Polish army in the rank of captain. In 1943 he made Aliyah to Eretz Israel
Must Know
On the top left corner of his certificate it can be seen that Plutzer was a part of the k.u.k. kriegministerium, one of three ministries shared by the two states that made up the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, the other two being the common Austro-Hungarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
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Kaiserlich und königlich (k.u.k) translates to ‘Imperial and Royal’ in english and refers to the Imperial and Royal Minister of War in Austria-Hungary. Austria and Hungary both had their own ministries of defence as well who were in charge of internal military affairs within the two states. Kaiserlich (imperial) refers to Austria and königlich (royal) refers to Hungary.
