Ignác Šechtl and Josef Jindřich Šechtl: Calendar 2013: November

Ignác Šechtl and Josef Jindřich Šechtl

Žižka Square, Imperial manoeuvres. Officers, town representatives, policeman and driver. But where are the ordinary soldiers? Indeed, but for them, the dignitaries would have had to find another reason to show themselves off in front of the people.

Imperial manoeuvres on Žižka Square, 1913. Manoeuvres or excercises of the Austro-Hungarian army and navy took place almost every year. Imperial manoeuvres were those that were visited by the Emperor in person. Manoeuvres were directed by the Übungdirektor, appointed by the Emperor. For a long time it was Field Marshal Erzherzog Albrecht and after him the Chief of Staff.
Photographed by Josef Jindřich Šechtl in 1913