Hungarian WW2 Air-Force Private.

Summer Greetings!

This is the breast badge of HONSz. 

(Hadirokkantak, Hadiözvegyek és Hadiárvák Országos Nemzeti Szövetség) 

National Association for War Disabled, War Widows and War Orphans

The HONSz was founded after the First World War, and it existed throughout the 1930’s and during the Second World War.

Emperor Charles I of Austria on a visit to Tannwald-Schumburg is greeted by prominent members of the local community.

The railway-station as it looks today. Tanvald is a small village in the northern part of the Czech Republic on the border of Poland.

Photograph with Hungarian Hussar officer.
(middle)

Most likely from the early 1930-th.

Hungarian WW2 leather outfit, made for outdoor and winter conditions.

Company Officer’s Badge - "Csapattiszti jelvény"

A really nice group photograph taken outside during the winter.

WW2 Hungarian field-kitchen.

 

Unknown WW2 Hungarian Honvéd (Private)
- Original photo, digitally colourized -

A Hungarian lance corporal wearing the 1st class Tüzkereszt (Fire Cross) band-ribbon, with the miniature of the medal.

The pride of the Royal Hungarian river forces was the SOPRON. It was built at the Ganz-Danubius mechanical and shipbuilding factory in Budapest in 1918. At first, it was given the name of STÖR but was soon renamed KOMÀROM. In 1919 the ship took part in the  defence again the Czechoslovakian intervention. By 1920 the ship was renamed SOPRON and joined the Royal Hungarian Honvéd river forces.

The ship underwent large modernizations in 1928, the steam-engine was changed to two 800 HP,  MAN diesel engines. By this, the SOPRON became the fastest and strongest ship in the river force.

In 1941-42 the SOPRON took part in the campaign for the return of Southern Hungary and served on the Danube and Sava rivers. Later in 1944-45 it took part in the defence of Hungary against the advancing Red Army. By the end of the war in 1945 the ship was awarded as a war prize to the United States and kept in Germany.

The SOPRON was renamed HERTA in 1950 and given to Fritz Willik Shipping company and used as a civilian tug boat. In 1962 it was yet again renamed, this time  to IRENE. It spent it's last years on the Rhine and sank in 1966 of unknown reasons...

Young "Hadapród" cadets in their dormitory room.

Some of the nice displayed items at the Museum of military history in Budapest, Hungary.

The town of Kecskemét are full of military historical landmarks. Here is the old Rudolf barracks. The 13th Artillery regiment were stationed here after the bitter fighting and defeat by the river Don on the eastern front.

Today, the old barracks are empty and in a very poor shape after years of neglect.

The old main entrance.