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

2013-04-04


A con-artist arrested by the Budapest police for impersonating a military personnel.
(Enjoying the benefits given to men serving in the armed forces during WW1)
Original mug-shot photograph from the scrapbook of a Budapest police-officer.
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