The main reason for the combat effectiveness of the troops in the Neretva region, besides the fierce local customs, is greatly related to the composition of the troops.
Due to the unfavorable situation in the early stages of the war, Austria-Hungary lost most of its carefully trained officer corps and regular army. Although emergency replacements were made, the composition of the troops was complex, including Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Ukrainians, Slovenes, Croatians, etc., making it difficult to form combat power.
However, divisions 54 and 59 did not have this problem, so compared to non-Empire main troops, divisions 54 and 59 could efficiently execute wartime commands.
Therefore, even without military training, divisions 54 and 59 could not perform worse than other patchwork troops of Austria-Hungary.
Thus, after being criticized by Clyde, General Frank realized the seriousness of the problem.
