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

2019-07-23

" Welcome to Pécs! "

Military reception at the railway-station in the south Hungarian town of Pécs. 
Officers as well as nicely decorated veterans lining up for the reception.
Photograph from an original glass-negative, most likely from the early 1930-th.