It happened seventy years ago, in Hungary

At the beginning of the 1940s, the policies of the Hungarian aristocracy could best be described as those of a “reluctant follower”. Hungarian authorities dragged their feet when carrying out their duties to their German ally. Whenever they could, they engaged in sabotage: they falsified reports on...

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Hovedforfatter: Szita, Szabolcs
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Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire 2014
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Summary:At the beginning of the 1940s, the policies of the Hungarian aristocracy could best be described as those of a “reluctant follower”. Hungarian authorities dragged their feet when carrying out their duties to their German ally. Whenever they could, they engaged in sabotage: they falsified reports on agricultural yields and industrial production. Even at the height of Hitler’s successful campaigns of aggression, Hungarian authorities consistently helped and sheltered small groups of refugees (...