dedehansen Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Hj Gentlemen, a few years ago I got a photo album which was presented from the Ungaria royal first honved propaganda company to an german officer.
dedehansen Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 I have some questions to persons in this album. Who is this hungerian general ? KR Andreas
dedehansen Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Admiral Horthy: regent of Hungary. Thanks Ulsterman, I know Horthy but i didn´t recognize him KR Andreas
dedehansen Posted February 17, 2013 Author Posted February 17, 2013 Here is another guy from the album i can´t identify. May be You known him too ?!
hunyadi Posted February 17, 2013 Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) This is István Horthy, Horthy's oldest son who was killed in a suspicious plane crash in Ausust of 1942. According to the testimony German ground personell worked on his RE-2000 fighter before his final flight. It crashed shortly after take-off in Pula, Russia. Its is suspected that his death was a warning to Horthy as the Regent was secretly looking to find an armistice and truce with the Allies. So - it would stand to say the photo album is prior to that time period. Edited February 17, 2013 by hunyadi
Markgraf Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 I have some questions to persons in this album. Who is this hungerian general ? KR Andreas ung9.jpg The officer on the left side in front is Gen. Gusztáv Jány the commander of the 2nd Army. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guszt%C3%A1v_J%C3%A1ny Otherwise it is an intresting photo because Horthy wears a Riverine Guard uniform. In most cases he was wore in his old Austro-Hungarian Admiral suit.
dedehansen Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 @ Hunyadi Thanks for the name and the story behind, I didn´t know this ! @ Markgraf Thanks for the name May be I´ll post more pictures, if wanted ? KR Andreas
Markgraf Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 May be I´ll post more pictures, if wanted ? It would be great!
dedehansen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Salutation from a couple german and ungarian officers
dedehansen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Two german officers and a tank in the background
Markgraf Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Very good photograps! I think this is the parade of the 1st Field Armored Division (1. tábori páncélos hadosztály) in 1942 Esztergomtábor, Hungary before the departure to Russia. A closer view:
dedehansen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks Markgraf for the dating. Some of the photos are marked with Ht.szd. Inkaj or Inkai other with Ht.szd. Hollenzer Here is annother photo with four german officers. They are all wearing the german tank badge the guy rightmost is also wearing the german tank badge for the spanish war
dedehansen Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Photo with hungarian tank crew in a german tank with hungerian number plate 1H 847
Markgraf Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 1st Field Armored Division equipped with 108 T-38 and 22 Pz IV. tanks. I think the Germans on the pictures were the instructors. The abbrevation Ht. szd. means Haditudósító Század = War Correspondent Company The photographers: Corporal Hollenzer Béla, Lance-Corporal Keresztény Tivadar, Private Inkey Tibor. They where professional photographers who called up for military service. The commander of the company was Major Konok Tamás. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/56931-hungarian-military-photos-wwii-eastern-front/
dedehansen Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks Markgraf for informations to the war Correspondent Compay. It is unbelievable which informations such a photo album contains. Which uniform is he wearing ? Is it interesting to post further photos ?
Markgraf Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 Which uniform is he wearing ? Is it interesting to post further photos ? Who? I would be happy to see more!
dedehansen Posted February 25, 2013 Author Posted February 25, 2013 Who ? Sorry I mean Lt Col Konok Tamas
Markgraf Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Do you think his overcoat? It's called körgallér = cape. A lighter and comfortable alternative of the greatcoat for mess dress and undress for officers and after 1940 for professional NCOs. LtCol Konok wears the pre-1940 version.
dedehansen Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 The Ungerians had very nice uniforms. Here some further fotos. unknown Machinegun with hungarian soldiers
dedehansen Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 unknown vehicle with hungarian soldiers and german helmets
Markgraf Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 unknown vehicle with hungarian soldiers and german helmets ung7.jpg The vehicle is a Rába Botond (officiallay: Botond 1938M mintájú terepjáró rajgépkocsi), the most successful product of the WWII-era Hungarian war industry. Some details and photos: http://a2vilaghaboru.gportal.hu/gindex.php?pg=17427052&nid=3209890 The helmet's shell was the same as the german but the liner was hungarian-made. Note the different ventilation holes and the lug on the nape.
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