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

2018-02-28

" Time for a smoke "

Hungarian sergeant lights up his cigarette, from an unknown photo-series of the 1940 Transylvanian campaign.