Hungary - Historical Military Flags (1919-1989)

Last modified: 2004-07-31 by dov gutterman
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• Overview
• Commander-in-Chief of the "Stormwache" (Generalkaptänsflagge der Stormwache), 1919-1944
• Senior Officer Afloat, 1919-1944
• War Pennant, 1919-1944
• Bocskai István Hajdú Regiment (1920)
• Infantry Standard, 1938
• 1949-1989 War Flag
• 1949-1956 Military Flag
  • 1956 Uprising
• 1957-1989 Military Flag

See also:

• Hungary
• Hungary - Military Flags
• Hungary - Military Rank Flags

Overview

HONVÉD means soldier this is patriotic word. The word "katona" = soldier is neutral. The word "honvéd" = soldier means "the soldier who save our country". HON = homeland VÉD = save. The new Hungarian Army in 1848 was the Magyar Honvédség. The name of the Hungarian army: between 1867-1949 Magyar Honvédség, 1949-1989 Magyar Néphadsereg (Hungarian People's Army), 1989-now Magyar Honvédség.
The Budapesti Honvéd was the football-club of the army 1949-1989. Now the name of the FC. is Kispest-Honvéd FC
Istvan Molnar, 25 November 2000

"VED" actually means to guard.  So, the term more correctly means "Home Guard". 
Georges Kovari, 27 November 2000

Antonio Martins asked: "Shouldn't the shade of red also be lighter, like in the hungarian national flag?"
The answer is no. This red is the "colour of the International Labour Movement". In Hungarian this red is "vörös", the red of the national flag is "piros".
Istvan Molnar