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	They are the debt collectors. The ones who first figured out that money “works” without labor although there are no goods behind the merchandise, only a piece of metal, a piece of paper, or by now only a digital symbol on the computer. Everybody is afraid of them, yet they dread those who fear them. The world’s strongest army guards their security, and yet they still don’t dare to get close to those whose rights they defend so loudly.}}		They are the debt collectors. The ones who first figured out that money “works” without labor although there are no goods behind the merchandise, only a piece of metal, a piece of paper, or by now only a digital symbol on the computer. Everybody is afraid of them, yet they dread those who fear them. The world’s strongest army guards their security, and yet they still don’t dare to get close to those whose rights they defend so loudly.}}

	===~~Holocaust~~ Apologists===		===Holohoax Apologists===
	In July 2013, The [[Parliament]] of Hungary approved a law that will force every Hungarian student to visit [[Auschwitz]].<ref>http://www.alertadigital.com/2013/07/17/el-parlamento-de-hungria-aprueba-una-resolucion-para-que-los-estudiantes-hagan-viajes-escolares-a-auschwitz/</ref>		In July 2013, The [[Parliament]] of Hungary approved a law that will force every Hungarian student to visit [[Auschwitz]].<ref>http://www.alertadigital.com/2013/07/17/el-parlamento-de-hungria-aprueba-una-resolucion-para-que-los-estudiantes-hagan-viajes-escolares-a-auschwitz/</ref>

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	The '''Republic of Hungary''' (''Magyar Köztársaság'', literally ''Magyar (Hungarian) Republic''), is today a landlocked country in the [[Carpathian Basin]] of central [[Europe]], bordered by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]], and [[Slovenia]]. Its capital is [[Budapest]]. In the 1900 census Hungary's population was 19,255,000. In 1930 the population was only 8,688,319.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year 1938'', London, p.354.</ref> The population in 2018 was estimated to be 9,677,570.<ref>https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/hungary-population/</ref> Hungary joined the American proxy force [[NATO]] on 12 March 1999, and has been a member state of the [[European Union]] since May 1, 2004. It is also a member of the [[Visegrád Group]], a cultural and political alliance of four countries in Central Europe.		The '''Republic of Hungary''' (''Magyar Köztársaság'', literally ''Magyar (Hungarian) Republic''), is today a landlocked country in the [[Carpathian Basin]] of central [[Europe]], bordered by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]], and [[Slovenia]]. Its capital is [[Budapest]]. In the 1900 census Hungary's population was 19,255,000. In 1930 the population was only 8,688,319.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year 1938'', London, p.354.</ref> The population in 2018 was estimated to be 9,677,570.<ref>https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/hungary-population/</ref> Hungary joined the American proxy force [[NATO]] on 12 March 1999, and has been a member state of the [[European Union]] since May 1, 2004. It is also a member of the [[Visegrád Group]], a cultural and political alliance of four countries in Central Europe.

	In 2016 Hungarian ~~nationalists~~ renewed calls for revision of the [[Treaty of Trianon]] borders, with some encouragement from Russia.<ref>http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/09/05/putin-ponders-border-revision-between-hungary-and-romania/</ref>		In 2016 Hungarian fascists renewed calls for revision of the [[Treaty of Trianon]] borders, with some encouragement from Russia.<ref>http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/09/05/putin-ponders-border-revision-between-hungary-and-romania/</ref>

	Hungary (and other Visegrád Group nations) has been continually in the news since 2015 opposing non-European immigration<ref>http://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-zero-refugee-strategy-viktor-orban-europe-migration-crisis/</ref><ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/4/2/by-refusing-refugees-poles-hungarians-and-czechs-broke-eu-law</ref> and 84% of its citizens have stated that opposing alien immigration does not make a person "racist".<ref>https://dailynewshungary.com/the-majority-of-hungarians-reject-that-those-oppose-illegal-immigration-are-racists/</ref> In 2015 Hungary began constructing a razor-wire border fence to keep aliens out. The following year, in September, Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] announced that Hungary was planning a new and even “more massive” fence to prevent fake "refugees" from crossing its border on their way to western Europe.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-massive-new-border-fence-to-keep-out-refugees-prime-minister-orban-turkey-eu-hold-them-back-a7212696.html</ref> In addition the Hungarian Government announced that it was a [[Christian]] country and rejected the western plutocratic Liberal agendas on homosexuality and gender changing etc.,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/15/hungary-passes-law-banning-lbgt-content-in-schools</ref>, stating that marriage can only be between a man and a woman and banned adoption by homosexuals.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/hungary-lgbt-idUSKBN28P1N8</ref> As a result the European Union have proposed sanctions and legal measures against Hungary.<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/eu-rejects-pm-orbans-call-to-suspend-infringement-procedures/</ref> Hungary has nevertheless maintained its attacks on the EU's immigration policies, describing them as "shameful"<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/hungarian-fm-eu-immigration-policy-is-shameful/</ref> and "madness".<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/eu-migration-deal-with-african-countries-is-madness-says-hungarys-foreign-minister/?fbclid=IwAR1WwdudKhET9p1pNmnc05pb9Hwzy239TFfkEUIZsasn8FGh0Bgzlx1xgko</ref> The Visegrád group are currently united in these anti-EU positions.<ref>https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/hungary-slovakia-czech-republic-poland-united-against-migrant-quotas/</ref>		Hungary (and other Visegrád Group nations) has been continually in the news since 2015 opposing non-European immigration<ref>http://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-zero-refugee-strategy-viktor-orban-europe-migration-crisis/</ref><ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/4/2/by-refusing-refugees-poles-hungarians-and-czechs-broke-eu-law</ref> and 84% of its citizens have stated that opposing alien immigration does not make a person "racist".<ref>https://dailynewshungary.com/the-majority-of-hungarians-reject-that-those-oppose-illegal-immigration-are-racists/</ref> In 2015 Hungary began constructing a razor-wire border fence to keep aliens out. The following year, in September, Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] announced that Hungary was planning a new and even “more massive” fence to prevent fake "refugees" from crossing its border on their way to western Europe.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-massive-new-border-fence-to-keep-out-refugees-prime-minister-orban-turkey-eu-hold-them-back-a7212696.html</ref> In addition the Hungarian Government announced that it was a [[Christian]] country and rejected the western plutocratic Liberal agendas on homosexuality and gender changing etc.,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/15/hungary-passes-law-banning-lbgt-content-in-schools</ref>, stating that marriage can only be between a man and a woman and banned adoption by homosexuals.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/hungary-lgbt-idUSKBN28P1N8</ref> As a result the European Union have proposed sanctions and legal measures against Hungary.<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/eu-rejects-pm-orbans-call-to-suspend-infringement-procedures/</ref> Hungary has nevertheless maintained its attacks on the EU's immigration policies, describing them as "shameful"<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/hungarian-fm-eu-immigration-policy-is-shameful/</ref> and "madness".<ref>https://rmx.news/hungary/eu-migration-deal-with-african-countries-is-madness-says-hungarys-foreign-minister/?fbclid=IwAR1WwdudKhET9p1pNmnc05pb9Hwzy239TFfkEUIZsasn8FGh0Bgzlx1xgko</ref> The Visegrád group are currently united in these anti-EU positions.<ref>https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/hungary-slovakia-czech-republic-poland-united-against-migrant-quotas/</ref>

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	==Kingdom of Hungary==		==Kingdom of Hungary==
	[[File:Austria Kaiser Karl in b&w.~~jpg~~\|265px\|thumb\|[[Charles I of Austria\|Karl I]] was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, until deposed by [[Vienna\|Viennese]] [[socialists]] in Nov 1918.]]		[[File:Austria Kaiser Karl in b&w.png\|265px\|thumb\|[[Charles I of Austria\|Karl I]] was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, until deposed by [[Vienna\|Viennese]] [[socialists]] in Nov 1918.]]
	[[File:Austrian Emperor Karl 1917 at Bozen.~~jpg~~\|265px\|thumb\|Emperor-King Karl, speaking to a civilian official]]		[[File:Austrian Emperor Karl 1917 at Bozen.png\|265px\|thumb\|Emperor-King Karl, speaking to a civilian official]]
	Until the end of 1918 Hungary was part of the dual monarchy of '''[[Austria-Hungary]]''' - (or [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]), under its last popular Habsburg Emperor, Karl, who had been crowned King of Hungary in Budapest in 1916, following the death of Emperor Franz Josef. The Hungarian Crown Lands included Hungary, [[Transylvania]], [[Fiume]] and its territory, [[Croatia]], [[Slovenia\|Slavonia]] and also [[Slovakia]]. This area covered 115,428 square miles. At this time Hungary was rich in agriculture and industries, and stretched from sub-Carpathian Ruthenia to the [[Adriatic Sea]], where it had a coastline with major cities, towns, ports, and shipbuilding facilities.		Until the end of 1918 Hungary was part of the dual monarchy of '''[[Austria-Hungary]]''' - (or [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]), under its last popular Habsburg Emperor, Karl, who had been crowned King of Hungary in Budapest in 1916, following the death of Emperor Franz Josef. The Hungarian Crown Lands included Hungary, [[Transylvania]], [[Fiume]] and its territory, [[Croatia]], [[Slovenia\|Slavonia]] and also [[Slovakia]]. This area covered 115,428 square miles. At this time Hungary was rich in agriculture and industries, and stretched from sub-Carpathian Ruthenia to the [[Adriatic Sea]], where it had a coastline with major cities, towns, ports, and shipbuilding facilities.

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	===The Royal crisis===		===The Royal crisis===
	[[File:Horthy.~~jpg~~\|265px\|thumb\|right\|Admiral [[Miklós Horthy]]]]		[[File:Horthy.png\|265px\|thumb\|right\|Admiral [[Miklós Horthy]]]]
	Following the absolute refusal of the Western Allies to permit the [[House of Lorraine\|Habsburgs]] to resume their rule in Hungary<ref>Butler, Rohan, M.A., Bury, J.P.., M.A., & Lambert, M.E., M.A., editors, ''Documents on British Foreign Policy 1919-1939'', 1st series, vol.xii, London, HMSO., 1962, 'Central Europe, The Balkan States'. On 2 February 1920 a resolution was passed unanimously by the Allied Powers in Paris. The closing sentence was that a restoration would be at variance with the whole basis of the Peace Settlement and would not be tolerated!</ref>, the Hungarian Parliament nominated the nobleman [[Miklós Horthy]], the last Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, to be Royal Regent of the Kingdom, governing on behalf of the absent monarch. This was passed by Parliament on 1 March 1920, by 131 votes out of 141. Horthy remained in touch with his King and they regularly communicated.<ref>Szinai, Miklos, & Szucs, Laszlo, editors, ''The Confidential Papers of Admiral Horthy'', Corvina Press, Budapest, 1965.</ref> However early on 27 March 1921 Count Sigray, the Government Commissioner for Western Hungary, suddenly arrived at Horthy's residence during breakfast asking for an urgent audience. He disclosed that His Majesty King Karl was in Budapest and was awaiting Horthy in the Prime Minister’s residence. No-one had the slightest idea that His Majesty had left Switzerland. While Horthy was in conference with his monarch word soon got out and travelled fast. The final ''demarché'' was made collectively by the Allied Powers. Their representatives delivered a joint Note which referred to their Declaration of 2nd February 1920 forbidding the King's personal return and threatened military action. The King returned to Switzerland. On the 21 October however, it transpired that His Majesty and the Queen had again returned, by plane, the day before at Count Cziraky’s estate at Dénesfa. Again there was great excitement and news was telegraphed everywhere. The Jugoslav Government had been told of the King’s arrival by an agent stationed at Hertenstein. The other powers heard of his arrival at Dénesfa from their military missions at Sopron. The notes of protest of the Great Powers started arriving. Serbia called up three classes of reservists and Romania was preparing partial mobilisation. The Czech leader [[Edvard Beneš]] sent telegrams to the Czech legations saying the King’s presence was a ''casus belli''. The British government announced that if the Hungarian Government was not in a position to 'keep order' energetic measures would be taken from abroad. The small British gunboat, HMS ''Glowworm'', was sent up the Danube. British, French and Italian diplomats presented a new Diplomatic Note demanding unambiguously that the Hungarian government take the necessary measures to remove the King from its territory. Ministers of the [[Little Entente]] called upon Horthy to inform the King that their troops would cross the border should His Majesty remain. Meanwhile the King had boarded a special train bound for Budapest. Now under extreme pressure, Horthy and his Prime Minister reluctantly issued orders for the train to be halted, which it was, at Biatorbágy, not far from Budapest. Thwarted again, the King proceeded no further. The decision of the Allies was now handed to Horthy in a joint Note: The King was to leave Hungary immediately on board HMS ''Glowworm'' and upon arrival in the [[Black Sea]] would be transferred to the British warship ''HMS Cardif'' which would take them far away into exile, in [[Madeira]] (where he would soon die, on 22 April 1922, a desolate and broken young man).		Following the absolute refusal of the Western Allies to permit the [[House of Lorraine\|Habsburgs]] to resume their rule in Hungary<ref>Butler, Rohan, M.A., Bury, J.P.., M.A., & Lambert, M.E., M.A., editors, ''Documents on British Foreign Policy 1919-1939'', 1st series, vol.xii, London, HMSO., 1962, 'Central Europe, The Balkan States'. On 2 February 1920 a resolution was passed unanimously by the Allied Powers in Paris. The closing sentence was that a restoration would be at variance with the whole basis of the Peace Settlement and would not be tolerated!</ref>, the Hungarian Parliament nominated the nobleman [[Miklós Horthy]], the last Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, to be Royal Regent of the Kingdom, governing on behalf of the absent monarch. This was passed by Parliament on 1 March 1920, by 131 votes out of 141. Horthy remained in touch with his King and they regularly communicated.<ref>Szinai, Miklos, & Szucs, Laszlo, editors, ''The Confidential Papers of Admiral Horthy'', Corvina Press, Budapest, 1965.</ref> However early on 27 March 1921 Count Sigray, the Government Commissioner for Western Hungary, suddenly arrived at Horthy's residence during breakfast asking for an urgent audience. He disclosed that His Majesty King Karl was in Budapest and was awaiting Horthy in the Prime Minister’s residence. No-one had the slightest idea that His Majesty had left Switzerland. While Horthy was in conference with his monarch word soon got out and travelled fast. The final ''demarché'' was made collectively by the Allied Powers. Their representatives delivered a joint Note which referred to their Declaration of 2nd February 1920 forbidding the King's personal return and threatened military action. The King returned to Switzerland. On the 21 October however, it transpired that His Majesty and the Queen had again returned, by plane, the day before at Count Cziraky’s estate at Dénesfa. Again there was great excitement and news was telegraphed everywhere. The Jugoslav Government had been told of the King’s arrival by an agent stationed at Hertenstein. The other powers heard of his arrival at Dénesfa from their military missions at Sopron. The notes of protest of the Great Powers started arriving. Serbia called up three classes of reservists and Romania was preparing partial mobilisation. The Czech leader [[Edvard Beneš]] sent telegrams to the Czech legations saying the King’s presence was a ''casus belli''. The British government announced that if the Hungarian Government was not in a position to 'keep order' energetic measures would be taken from abroad. The small British gunboat, HMS ''Glowworm'', was sent up the Danube. British, French and Italian diplomats presented a new Diplomatic Note demanding unambiguously that the Hungarian government take the necessary measures to remove the King from its territory. Ministers of the [[Little Entente]] called upon Horthy to inform the King that their troops would cross the border should His Majesty remain. Meanwhile the King had boarded a special train bound for Budapest. Now under extreme pressure, Horthy and his Prime Minister reluctantly issued orders for the train to be halted, which it was, at Biatorbágy, not far from Budapest. Thwarted again, the King proceeded no further. The decision of the Allies was now handed to Horthy in a joint Note: The King was to leave Hungary immediately on board HMS ''Glowworm'' and upon arrival in the [[Black Sea]] would be transferred to the British warship ''HMS Cardif'' which would take them far away into exile, in [[Madeira]] (where he would soon die, on 22 April 1922, a desolate and broken young man).

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	==World War II==		==World War II==
	[[File:Hungary's resurgence.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|Hungary's decline since 1919 and resurgence since 1938]]		[[File:Hungary's resurgence.png\|thumb\|300px\|Hungary's decline since 1919 and resurgence since 1938]]
	[[File:Hungary Vienna Awards.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hungarian recovered territory under the Vienna Awards.]]		[[File:Hungary Vienna Awards.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hungarian recovered territory under the Vienna Awards.]]
	===Transylvania===		===Transylvania===
	[[File:Horthy enters Transylvania.~~jpg~~\|300px\|right\|thumb\|The Regent Admiral Horthy entering Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare), Northern Transylvania, on 5 September 1940.]]		[[File:Horthy enters Transylvania.png\|300px\|right\|thumb\|The Regent Admiral Horthy entering Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare), Northern Transylvania, on 5 September 1940.]]
	[[File:Hungarian general in WWII.~~jpg~~\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Hungarian General and staff in [[WWII]]]]		[[File:Hungarian general in WWII.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Hungarian General and staff in [[WWII]]]]
	[[File:General Franz Mattenklott and Hungarian General Géza Lakatos Ritter von Csíkszentsimon.~~jpg~~\|300px\|thumb\|General [[Franz Mattenklott]] and Hungarian General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Geza_Ritter_Lakatos,_Edler_von_Csikszentsimon Geza Ritter Lakatos, Edler von Csikszentsimon] ]]		[[File:General Franz Mattenklott and Hungarian General Géza Lakatos Ritter von Csíkszentsimon.png\|300px\|thumb\|General [[Franz Mattenklott]] and Hungarian General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Geza_Ritter_Lakatos,_Edler_von_Csikszentsimon Geza Ritter Lakatos, Edler von Csikszentsimon] ]]
	On 1 September '''1939''' Germany invaded [[Poland]] over German claims to territories taken from them in 1919 in the [[Versailles Treaty]]. This should have remained a localised regional dispute. However on 3 September [[Great Britain]] and [[France]] declared war on Germany, effectively widening the conflict into a world war.		On 1 September '''1939''' Germany invaded [[Poland]] over German claims to territories taken from them in 1919 in the [[Versailles Treaty]]. This should have remained a localised regional dispute. However on 3 September [[Great Britain]] and [[France]] declared war on Germany, effectively widening the conflict into a world war.

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	In the meantime President Roosevelt had received the Archduke [[Otto von Habsburg]] who enquired about the USA's position re Hungary once the war was over. The Americans remained ambiguous.		In the meantime President Roosevelt had received the Archduke [[Otto von Habsburg]] who enquired about the USA's position re Hungary once the war was over. The Americans remained ambiguous.
	[[File:General Staff of-Hungarian-Royal Army 1944.~~jpg~~\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army, 1944]]		[[File:General Staff of-Hungarian-Royal Army 1944.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army, 1944]]
	===German occupation===		===German occupation===
	[[File:Arrow_Cross_Party_government.~~jpg~~\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Arrow Cross Government ministers. Count Szálasi is seated in the centre, front.]]		[[File:Arrow_Cross_Party_government.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Arrow Cross Government ministers. Count Szálasi is seated in the centre, front.]]
	By Spring '''1944''' the Hungarian Government correctly decided that the Anglo-American forces were not going to stop the [[Soviet Union]]'s advance into Europe (including Hungary) and that they were therefore forced to continue to rely upon the Germans. Ominously, Hungarian sources became aware of German troop concentrations on the Hungarian frontiers and rumours of an occupation. On March 15th Horthy broadcast an address supporting his government and country's position and opposing the the Anglo-Saxon propaganda about Hungary being broadcast by them.<ref>Szinai and Szúcs, 1965, p.271-3.</ref> The following day, American parachutists landed in Transdanubia, with draft notes and details regarding an Armistice, where they were received by Hungarian government emissaries. The Germans soon discovered that parachutists had landed, sought them out and made them prisoners-of-war.		By Spring '''1944''' the Hungarian Government correctly decided that the Anglo-American forces were not going to stop the [[Soviet Union]]'s advance into Europe (including Hungary) and that they were therefore forced to continue to rely upon the Germans. Ominously, Hungarian sources became aware of German troop concentrations on the Hungarian frontiers and rumours of an occupation. On March 15th Horthy broadcast an address supporting his government and country's position and opposing the the Anglo-Saxon propaganda about Hungary being broadcast by them.<ref>Szinai and Szúcs, 1965, p.271-3.</ref> The following day, American parachutists landed in Transdanubia, with draft notes and details regarding an Armistice, where they were received by Hungarian government emissaries. The Germans soon discovered that parachutists had landed, sought them out and made them prisoners-of-war.

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	At a Crown Council the same day, the Hungarian Minister of Defence, the Foreign Minister, and Chief-of-Staff of the Army, all told Horthy that the Germans now wanted him to leave his post. However the Hungarian Ambassador in Berlin, Dome Sztójay, replied that [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] had said the Regent should not withdraw. Horthy said he and everyone else must stand firm in this crisis. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister announced the government had resigned.<ref>Szinai and Szúcs, 1965, ''Minutes of the Crown Council'', 19th March 1944, p.278-288.</ref>		At a Crown Council the same day, the Hungarian Minister of Defence, the Foreign Minister, and Chief-of-Staff of the Army, all told Horthy that the Germans now wanted him to leave his post. However the Hungarian Ambassador in Berlin, Dome Sztójay, replied that [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] had said the Regent should not withdraw. Horthy said he and everyone else must stand firm in this crisis. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister announced the government had resigned.<ref>Szinai and Szúcs, 1965, ''Minutes of the Crown Council'', 19th March 1944, p.278-288.</ref>
	[[File:Skorzeny, von Fölkersam und Girg im Hof des Budapester Burgpalastes nach dem Unternehmen Panzerfaust, 16. Oktober 1944.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|[[Otto Skorzeny]], [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6lkersam,_Adrian_Baron_von Adrian Baron von Fölkersam] (center) and company leader 1./SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502 SS-Obersturmführer d. R. [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Hunke,_Werner Werner Hunke] (right) during the [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Unternehmen_%E2%80%9EPanzerfaust%E2%80%9C Operation Panzerfaust] in Budapest on 16 October 1944.]]		[[File:Skorzeny, von Fölkersam und Girg im Hof des Budapester Burgpalastes nach dem Unternehmen Panzerfaust, 16. Oktober 1944.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Otto Skorzeny]], [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6lkersam,_Adrian_Baron_von Adrian Baron von Fölkersam] (center) and company leader 1./SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502 SS-Obersturmführer d. R. [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Hunke,_Werner Werner Hunke] (right) during the [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Unternehmen_%E2%80%9EPanzerfaust%E2%80%9C Operation Panzerfaust] in Budapest on 16 October 1944.]]
	A new government was formed on 22nd March 1944 under the former Ambassador to Berlin, Dome Sztójay<ref>Sztójay was later captured by American troops and extradited to now communist Hungary in October 1945. After a show trial by a People's Tribunal in Budapest, he was found guilty of "war crimes" and "crimes against the Hungarian people", sentenced to death, and executed by a firing squad in 1946.</ref>, a Hungarian soldier and diplomat of [[Serbia]]n origin, who was pro-German, as Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sztójay legalized Count [[Ferenc Szálasi]]’s [[Arrow Cross Party]], increased Hungarian troop levels on the Eastern Front, dissolved the nation’s labor unions, jailed political opponents, and cracked down on left-wing politicians and activists. A Letter of Appointment of the "Plenipotentiary of the Greater German Reich", Edmund Veesenmayer, signed by Hitler himself, said "The Reich Plenipotentiary is responsible for all political developments in Hungary, and receives his directives through the Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs [...] The Reich Plenipotentiary is to ensure that the entire administration of the country, as long as German troops are there, is carried out by the new national government under his guidance in all fields.<ref>''Nuremberg Military Tribunals", The Ministries Case, Washington D.c., 1952, vol.xiii, p.336-7.</ref>		A new government was formed on 22nd March 1944 under the former Ambassador to Berlin, Dome Sztójay<ref>Sztójay was later captured by American troops and extradited to now communist Hungary in October 1945. After a show trial by a People's Tribunal in Budapest, he was found guilty of "war crimes" and "crimes against the Hungarian people", sentenced to death, and executed by a firing squad in 1946.</ref>, a Hungarian soldier and diplomat of [[Serbia]]n origin, who was pro-German, as Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sztójay legalized Count [[Ferenc Szálasi]]’s [[Arrow Cross Party]], increased Hungarian troop levels on the Eastern Front, dissolved the nation’s labor unions, jailed political opponents, and cracked down on left-wing politicians and activists. A Letter of Appointment of the "Plenipotentiary of the Greater German Reich", Edmund Veesenmayer, signed by Hitler himself, said "The Reich Plenipotentiary is responsible for all political developments in Hungary, and receives his directives through the Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs [...] The Reich Plenipotentiary is to ensure that the entire administration of the country, as long as German troops are there, is carried out by the new national government under his guidance in all fields.<ref>''Nuremberg Military Tribunals", The Ministries Case, Washington D.c., 1952, vol.xiii, p.336-7.</ref>