Hungarian National Museum

Exhibitions > Permanent exhibitions > History of Hungary > From the success in territorial revision to the German

	History of Hungary from the foundation of the state to 1990 Middle Ages
	Modern and Contemporary History
	The Rákóczi war of independence
	Hungary in the 18th century
	István Széchenyi and the Reform Age
	The age of revolution and the War of independence and liberation in 1848 and 1849
	Culture and national awareness at the end of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century
	Suffering, compromise, prosperity
	Education, science and culture at the end of the 19th century
	From the "joyous age of peace" to the fall of the Monarchy
	Hungary of Trianon from the election of the governor to the last year of peace
	From the success in territorial revision to the German and Soviet occupation (1938-1945)
	The rise and fall of the communist system in Hungary (1945-1990)
	Scholar Hungarians who made the 20th century
	On the East-West frontier: History of the people of the Hungarian lands from 400.000 BC to 804 AD
	The coronation mantle
	MMedieval and Early Modern Lapidary
	Roman Lapidary

From the success in territorial revision to the German and Soviet occupation (1938-1945)

Room 19

This hall presents the fate of Hungary during the Second World War. Visitors can experience the euphoria following the reannexation in 1938 and 1941, the military operation of the Hungarian Army. Meanwhile, the Hungarian politics tried to seek a way-out from the German orientation. Finally, visitors can have an insight into the hard life of the hinterland, into the tragedy of the Hungarian Jews, and the German (1944) and Russian occupation.

Curiosities:

	Besides the Red Cross, members of the diplomatic bodies of Sweden, Spain and Switzerland tried to save Jewish citizens during the time of the German occupation.
	Raul Wallenberg, who probably saved the most souls, was arrested and carried off to the Soviet Union.
	After the German occupation, the Gestapo arrested the well known anti-Nazi politicians and public figures. Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky also got involved in a fire fight with the undercover agents who wanted to arrest him. When he was shot on the left part of his chest, his life was saved by the 'five-pengő' coin displayed here.




Német oldalkocsis motorkerékpár