Géza Lakatos
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Géza Lakatos de Csíkszentsimon was a colonel general in the Hungarian Army during World War II who served briefly as Prime Minister of Hungary, under regent Miklós Horthy from 29 August 1944, until 15
Lakatos in 1944
Ferenc Szálasi
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Ferenc Szálasi was a Hungarian military officer, politician, Nazi sympathizer and founder of the far-right fascist Arrow Cross Party who headed the government of Hungary during the country's occupatio
Géza Lakatos
…Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov signed an armistice, which was supposed to come into effect on 20 October 1944. On the same day, Veesenmayer met with Ferenc Szálasi to tell him his government had decided to depose Horthy for signing an armistice and to prepare the Arrow Cross Party for a coup d'etat, which would…
Szálasi in 1944
Szálasi on vacation in Germany, 1940.
Ferenc Szálasi in Budapest, October 1944.
The Government of National Unity headed by Ferenc Szálasi (sitting in the center).