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.

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2019-09-25

" Artillery Friends "

Hungarian Artillery artillery platoon posing for a group-photograph outside their barracks.
The reverse of the original photograph dates the moment to the winter of 1940.