Possibilities and Limitations of the Social Advancement of Austro-Hungarian Military Officers. The cases of the Banfields and the Brumowskis
2018
Abstract
Based on the example of two well-known military officer families, the Banfields and the Brumowskis, the present study examines the possibilities and limitations of the social advancement of Austro-Hungarian military officers. During this period, wartime heroes were no longer rewarded by aristocratic titles, which were given rather to colonels and generals based on the length of their service, rather than extraordinary heroism on the battlefields.