Hungary | War History

“The Battle That Saved The Civilization” – Szigetvár, 1566

The end of summer in the 16th century for Hungary was marked by one of the bloodiest sieges of their history. The Habsburg Monarchy suffered a…

Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans

Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…

This Man Sent a Threatening Letter to Hitler in 1941 – He Died in a Concentration Camp

In March 1941, The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was in a dire position. Hitler was insisting that the country join the Tripartite Pact, as it served…

World War II-Era P-51 Mustang Makes Belly Landing at Dallas Airport

Bill Shepard, used all the formidable flying skills that he had to safely crash land a Mustang P51 WWII fighter plane on Wednesday 3rd February…

Gavrilo Princip Statue Unveiled in Serbia

[Via] A controversial statue of Gavrilo Princip has been built and unveiled in Serbia. Gavrilo Princip has been blamed for causing the outbreak of World…

Raoul Wallenberg-the man who rescued thousands of Jews during WWII but died in Russian Captivity

Raoul Wallenberg rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi extermination camps. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that he was only 32 years…

Woman Helps Citizens Escape East Germany

Ian Harvey
East Germany

Following the Second World War, East Germany was a difficult place for many people to live. Many citizens would visit Hungary, from which an easy…

Hungary: Jewish Leaders Charge Government of Belittling the Holocaust

Hungarian Jewish leaders demanded the resignation of one of Hungarian government’s key appointees last January 19; this certain person had compared the arrest and deportation of…

Holocaust survivor tells story of the horrors of Auschwitz

Siegphyl

A Holocaust survivor shares the horrors that she has witnessed in Auschwitz almost 70 years after the outbreak of the Second World War. She said…