Tűzkereszt History

2012-07-30

- Christmas 1942 -

Before leaving for the eastern Front in 1942, the graduates of the Royal Hungarian 101. Motorized Honvéd training regiment were given this remembrance coin. The Saint Christopher (reverse side) coin were blessed by Lieutenant-General István Háasz, Royal Army Catholic Field Bishop, before given out to the departing motorized units.

Lieutenant-General István Háasz

Royal Army Catholic Field Bishop

The whole ceremony was filmed and can be viewed at the following liknk:

http://filmhiradok.nava.hu/watch.php?id=4878

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Tűzkereszt - History

Tűzkereszt is the Hungarian word for "Fire Cross". This was the Hungarian military medal, awarded for front-line combat service between 1941-43. The medal was founded by the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, admiral Miklós Horthy 24. November 1941. The Tűzkereszt could be awarded in III classes and also posthumous to the families of fallen soldiers.

The web-page is an on-line collection of historical militaria and photographs. Mostly from My personal collection but also from collector-friends and museums. This page focuses on mainly Hungarian WW2 and WW1 Austro-Hungarian militaria. This is a constantly developing and "living" page for the sake of promoting the interest and preservation of the Hungarian military history.

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2012-07-30

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