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

2017-05-26

" Csaba Marosvásárhelyen "

The M1939 "Csaba" armoured scout car is greeted by the chrreing Hungarian population in the Erdély (Transylvanian) town Marosvásárhely on the 10. of September 1940. The photograph/post-card's made by the Hungarian Film office, was a popular item to send home with the newly "returned to Hungary" stamp and postmark from the town on the photos.