Category: Second World War

Part Five   As the war situation changed at the end of 1943 and the beginning of 1944 to the detriment of the German armies on the Eastern Front, the attitude of the Hungarians towards their German allies was expressed in two ways.  The members of the Hungarian government sought to give the impression of…

                                                                          Part Four    Before we can present a description and chronology of the recruitment and enlistment drive for the Waffen-SS carried out by the Volksbund in Hungary it is important that we distinguish between the character and role of the SS (Schutzstaffel) and the Waffen-SS. Despite numerous investigations, scientific research and scholarly studies there…

                                                                  Part Three    The occupation of Denmark and Norway on June 17th and the French surrender on June 22nd led to reconciliation between the Bund and the Arrow Cross Party in light of the German victories.  Basch reported, “To all intents and purposes Hungary could easily be brought under the influence of Germany if…

                                                            Part Two    We are now in a much better position to be able to reconstruct the historical events and dynamics that were at work in the time frame between the First and Second World Wars and its impact on the German minority in Hungary.  Complex developments between the various states involved and their…

 The source of the information found in this article is taken from my translation and summarization of major portions of Die Ungardeutshen in Der Waffen-SS by Johann Böhm published by the Verlag des Arbeitskreises für Geschichte und Kultur der deutschen Sielungsgebiete im Südosten Europas e.V. in Ippesheim 1990.    As a result of the Treaty…

 This article is my attempt to summarize the salient points raised in Anton Scherer’s study published in German in Graz, Austria in 1990 under the title “Unbekannte SS-Geheimberichte Űber die Evakuierung der Südostdeutschen im Oktober und November 1944 Sowie Űber die Politische Lage in Rumänien, Ungarn, der Slovakei, im Serbischen Banat und im “Unabhänigen Staat…