Artúr Görgei
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Artúr Görgei de Görgő et Toporc was a Hungarian military leader renowned for being one of the greatest generals of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army.
Artúr Görgei, painting by Miklós Barabás
Artúr Görgei's signature
Equestrian statue of Artúr Görgei
The Ozora-campaign of Artúr Görgei and Mór Perczel, which resulted in forcing the troops of Karl Roth to surrender – Red: Croatian troops, – Black: Hungarian troops
Hungarian Defence Forces
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The Hungarian Defence Forces is the national defence force of Hungary. Since 2007, the Hungarian Armed Forces is under a unified command structure. The Ministry of Defence maintains the political and civil control over the army. A subordinate Joint Forces Command is coordinating and commanding the HDF corps. In 2020, the armed forces had 22,700 personnel on active duty. In 2019, military spending was $1.904 billion, about 1.22% of the country's GDP, well below the NATO target of 2%. In 2016, the government adopted a resolution in which it pledged to increase defence spending to 2.0% of GDP and the number of active personnel to 37,650 by 2026.
Military vehicles on show
Hungarian hussars in battle during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Graves of a Royal Hungarian Army captain and 6 of his men who fell, fighting on the Polish side in Warsaw uprising 1944
Uniform of the Hungarian People's Army (Magyar Néphadsereg): Hungarian military police summer uniform (enlisted, private, 1965–2005)