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

2018-03-17

" Colours from the past "

Hungarian artillery sergeant pose with his loved one. The photograph is an original colour slide most likely form sometime after 1941/42. The three ribbon bars that the artillery sergeant wears, are the most common combination in this time.
From left; the 1938- Return of the northern territories (Felvidék) remembrance medal, the 1940- Return of Transylvania (Erdély) remembrance medal and the 1941- Return of Southern Hungary (Délvidék) remembrance medal.