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NyilaskeresztesPart (Hungary, 1940-1945)

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NyilaskeresztesPart
by António Martins, 10 Aug 1999
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The Arrow Cross

The Arrow Cross was the symbol of the fascist Arrow Cross Party (NyilaskeresztesPart) who came to power in (then german occupied) Hungary on October 15 1944 after Admiral Horthy tried to negotiate with the allies. Acording to Symbols.com, the Arrow cross has been used by Magyarian tribes about the time that they arrived in the region now called Hungary, around the year 1000 A.D. The most well known version of the flag was identical to the hakenkreuzfahne apart from the symbol in the center of the flag.
Marcus Wendel, 07 Aug 1999 and 09 Aug 1999

The "H" on the Hungarian Nazi (Arrow Cross) movement's flag stands neither for "Hungaria" nor for "Horthy" (Horthy was an enemy of the Arrow Cross movement). It stands for "hungarizmus" (hungarism), the name of the ideology of the Arrow Cross movement.
Ivan Marinov, 10 Feb 2000

According to Forgotten Legions of the Third Reich by David Littlejohn, t