Hungarian Knights of Humanity
Foreword

Remembrance is the medium in the life of a nation, a political or cultural community that enables it to prolong its existence.

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Remembering Raoul Wallenberg

Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest on 9 July 1944.

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Assisting Refugees before the German Occupation

Throughout its thousand-year history, Hungary has been and has remained a recipient country of immigration.

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Following the German occupation of Hungary on19 March 1944

The entry of the Wehrmacht troops into Hungary created a new situation.

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Diplomatic efforts to save people

The reason for putting a halt to deportations from Budapest was the intervention of foreign diplomacy.

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Churches saving lives

Established religious communities in Hungary also participated in the rescue operations, although in different ways and to a different extent.

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Rescues by the military

There were people at different levels of command in the Hungarian army who found the Jewish Acts as contrary to the national interest and condemned the persecution of Jewish fellow citizens.

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Attitude of the population during the last months of the war

After 15 October 1944, the Eichmann commando, struggling with the shortage of railway carriages, dispatched Jews on foot from the capital to Hegyeshalom where an SS detachment took them over.

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Honoring Raul Wallenberg and the Righteous Among the Nations in Hungary

In conclusion, it is worth thinking about the meaning of rescuing.

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