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

2021-01-31

" Front-mail on it's way - 1942 "

Somewhere at the Eastern Front in the summer of 1942, the group of soldiers responsible for the military mail take a break among the fully loaded mailbags. As important as food, ammunition and good equipment, mail from home where the most treasured surprise for the soldiers at the frontline. Any news from home gave a small brake from the everyday chores and routines and was the most important reason to stay alive and keep on exercising the duties.