Of all the units mentioned, I would like to mention in particular the BH2 Regiment, which received 42
gold medals during the war. This was the highest recognition for bravery in the Austro-Hungarian
army. It is the most decorated unit in the Austro-Hungarian army, and its greatest success was the
breakthrough of the Italian front in July 1916 at Monte Meletta, which later enabled the Austrian
victory. The unit consisted mainly of soldiers from western Bosnia (Bosnian Krajina) and its number
was exactly the same at the beginning and end of the war, except that in the meantime it was
supplemented as many as 25 times with reinforcements from Bosnia. They paid dearly for their
courage and sacrifice. In second place in the number of gold medals was the LIR7 regiment, which
received 36 medals (the regiment also had a recruiting headquarters in Graz).
Gold medals were really gold in the beginning, only later were they made of bronze and gilded. Only
one member of the BH regiments later sold his gold medal. This was Sava Rajlić, who probably sold it
for economic interests (profit).
A slightly thicker book can also be found in the Austrian State Archives, Military Archives, Section 2,
Decoration Group. The pages are already torn, yellow and a little torn. It is the "Golden Book". Book
of Gold Medal Holders for Courage. In this book, every name of the soldier who received the said
medal is handwritten. Among them are very many members of the BH regiments. The list below also
includes quite a few Slovenes, Czechs, Germans, Croats, Hungarians, etc., who were often officers in
these units, while Bosniaks were usually soldiers (infantry). Let these names not be forgotten. These
are:
Ajnić Mujo
Alagić Osman
Aličajić Ahmet
Ambrosic Barbaric Milan
Andrić Simo
Altagic Kujo
Bacic Panto
Barasic Kalman
Basic Becir
Basic Mustafa
Baskrsija Ilić
Begic Ivan
Begtašević Emin
Belic Resid
Bogelic Lukic Anto
Bolonić Petar
Brkan Muho
Brkić Mijo
Čatak Smajo
Čehajić Arif
Ceric Ibrahimbeg
Csanyi Ludwig
Ćurić Jakov
Czegka Rudolf
Delic Sheriff
Dizdarevic Mahmud
Dizdarevic Osman
Dujc Friedrich
Dujic Stefan
Dupanović Muharem
Thanks Karel
Edelsbrunner Edmund
Erben Leopold
Filipović
Fisch Ferdinand
Fuchs Walter
Gasch Erich
Gavranovic Marko
Gjuric Marko
Glogovac Gojkomir
Grabčanović Osman-aga
Grabčanović Jusuf
Hamzic Nazuf
Harčinović
Hasanbasic Omer
Hofstätter Adelbert
Hunka Hans
Isanović Tahir
Ilic Vaskrsija
Jandzic Djuro
Japundža Lazo
Jernejcic Janez
Jogic Kahev
Jovanovic Jovo
Jukić Juro
Juričić Pucar
Karaić Hasan
Kadric Ramo
Kajon Jakob
Candy Valentine
Kapetanovic Geric Rustan
Karaga Osman
Kardić Hasan
Katic Srecko
Katinić Jakob
Kehić Mujo
Klein Josef
Knesl Josef
Kaljca Arif
Kapidzic Smail
Karicic Rasim
Cyrill's Ark
Krč Anton
Kühn Alois
Kukrecht Josef
Kukrika Stevo
Kulenović Muhamed-beg
Kulka Josef
Kustura Ivan
Latinović Nikola
Ljaljic Mahmud
Mahic Hussein
Maholić Muharem
Majić Ivan
Mandic Niko
Marić Juro
Markovic Muto
Marshalek Wenzel
Marinović Paul
Martinović Pavo
Matic Pilic Mijo
Mehmedagic Ahmet
Mandel Bernhard
Mihajlovic Stanko
Mijatović Simon
Milas Tomo
Miljkovic Sheriff
Muharemović Mašo
Mujic Alija
Nalevajko Johann
Nagy Stefan
Nedic Marko
Nikolic Marko
Nisic Ibro
Nuić Petar
Oljača Lazo
Pajevic Salko
Pavlović Danilo
Plavetic Josef
Porčić Osman
Prcovic Jovo
Puljic Nikola
Rajlić Sava
Raković Ibro
Ramljak Stipo
Reich Viktor
Reiter Peter
Reis Camil
Romanic Sulejman
Romic Jozo
Rouha Johann
Sabic Osman
Sadikovic Ahmet
Safic Mustafa
Sakic Mihajlo
Salkovic Mustafa
Šarac Mehmed
Saravanja Ivo
Schiller Wilhelm
Schuster Leopold
Šećić Idriz
Šehić Hilmija
Selimovic Arif
Sembera Josef
Seštan Johann
Siglhuber Othmar
Skaramuca Miho
Skoric Huse
Skrabitz Ernst
Soče Boško
Suljanovic Muharem
Sunic Stefan
Suvalja Muho
Szuchany Johann
Tanackovic Jovan
Terzic Momir
Topić Ilija
Varga Paul
Vehispahic Ibro
Velic Resid
Velkić Bećir
Vidic Juro
Kindergarten Stjepan
Weissenstein August
Winterstein Josef
Zaren Franc
Zigic Zajko
Zmiro Huso
Zoric Lazo
