Cholii S. The Formation of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces as a Component of Internal Policy of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1868-1914.

The thesis researches the Austro-Hungarian armed forces formation in the last third of 19th - during the first decades of 20th centuries. The research concentrates on the evolution of the manning system of the Empire and studies the impact of this process on the society of Austria-Hungary. The draft board system of manning was in use in the Habsburg Empire before 1867. In 1860s, as a result of large-scale internal crisis, the big reorganization took place. The new administrative system - dualism - was introduced in the administrative structure of the Empire in 1867. The next stage of changes took place in the military sphere, where draft board was replaced by conscription in 1868. There were also attempts of the army modernization in 1880s and 1910s, which changed the army twice during the researched period. Simultaneously, the military system of the Empire was adjusted to new administrative system of the Empire by creating some special Hungarian units called Honved troops. Notwithstanding, such territorial privileges had only nominal value, Hungarians haven't received any opportunity to influence the troops-building processes for their own purposes. The national situation was also transferred to the troops by organizing the national units, where the most of the soldiers served in their own national and religious environment.