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Ferenc Szálasi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈsaːlɒʃi]; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946) was a Hungarian military officer, politician and leader of the Arrow Cross Party who headed the government of Hungary during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Ferenc Szálasi (born Jan. 6, 1897, Kassa, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died March 12, 1946, Budapest) soldier and politician who was the fascist leader of Hungary during the last days of World War II. Following family traditions, Szálasi entered the army and became a captain on the general staff in 1925.
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'Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement', abbreviated NYKP) was a far-right Hungarian ultranationalist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which formed a government in Hungary they named the Government of National Unity. They were in power from 15 October 1944 to 28 March 1945.
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Ferenc Szálasi ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈsaːlɒʃi]; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946) was a Hungarian military officer, politician and leader of the Arrow Cross Party who headed the government of Hungary during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. Quick Facts Leader of the Nation (Prime Minister), Monarch ...
Mar 12, 2021 · On 12 March, Hungarian Nazi leader Ferenc Szalasi was hanged in the old Hungarian way – “on a smooth pole” in the courtyard of a Budapest prison. Szalasi was a professional soldier, a major in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Hungary, who left the army in 1933 to enter politics.
The Ferenc Szálasi regime, which had fled Hungary, was dissolved on 7 May 1945, a day before Germany's surrender. Szálasi was captured by American troops in Mattsee on 6 May and returned to Hungary, where he was tried for crimes against the state and executed, along with three of his ministers. Most of his ministers also were sentenced to ...
Category. Government. Gender. Male. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Ferenc Szálasi was born in Kassa (now Slovak town Košice), Hungary. After service in the Hungarian Army in WW1, he remained in the military and joined the Hungarian General Staff in 1925 and reached the rank of major by 1933.
