Tűzkereszt means “Fire Cross”, a Hungarian military decoration awarded for front-line combat service between 1941 and 1943.

Hungarian Military History Archive

An online archive preserving Hungarian and Austro-Hungarian military history through original photographs, awards, documents, and research material.

ESTABLISHED 2010

2012-08-13


Austro-Hungarian Zugsführer (Sergeant) and Gefreiter (Private First Class). 
The two soldiers are wearing Marksmanship Lanyards.

More interesting reading about the Austro-Hungarian Marksmanship Lanyard at:
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/badges/lanyard1.htm
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