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

2026-06-07

Soldier Unknown

Are they eyes that have seen too much, or eyes whose future will force them to see things that no one can imagine? Questions that we can never get the answer to. But sometimes things happen in research that you can't explain. 

There have been occasions when I have recognized other people's published images, or others who have recognized things in my published images, and hidden historical events have been given a name, a place, and a context.

Perhaps the soldier on this recently scanned glass negative can get his name and his history back thanks to you, dear visitor!