The 1956 uprising in Hungary. Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenthy is freed from prison on October 30, 1956, on November 3, he made a radio broadcast praising the revolution. (He is seen, possibly at that event.) Smoke rises from a tugboat in a harbor, where relief supplies are piled on a dock. People read about the rebel triumph in newspapers distributed from a truck, in Budapest. Soviet-built Li-2 airplanes (similar to DC-3) airlift relief supplies from Poznan, Poland. Convoy of ambulances and medical teams and supplies from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) cross into Hungary at a border control point. Revolutionaries get medical treatment in hospitals. Sacks of relief supplies are seen.
Panoramic views and monuments of Budapest, Hungary during Soviet occupation. Budapest Statue overlooking the city. Szechenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Széchenyi Lánchíd, 1051 Hungary) over the Danube River. Various buildings in the city. Traffic along a street. Millennium monument of Budapest (Budapest, Hősök tere, 1146 Hungary). Various statues including Budapest War Statue, St Stephen Statue at Heroes' Square or Hősök tere. Parliament Building of Budapest (Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, 1055 Hungary). The II. Rakoczi Ferenc equestrian statue (II. Rakoczi Ferenc equestrian statue, Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 11, 1055 Hungary) in front of the Hungarian Parliament building.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungarian resistance fighters aim guns towards Soviet positions in Budapest, Hungary. Soviet soldiers standing near a loudspeaker. Exteriors of a building. Wreckage of vehicles in the city.
Hungarian civilians fight for freedom against the Stalinist government during Hungarian Revolution (or Hungarian Uprising) of 1956 in Budapest, Hungary. Tanks with soldiers move on streets of Budapest. Wrecked Russian trucks and tanks. Rubble on roads and buildings damaged by the revolt. Civilians during the revolt. Damaged Russian equipment on streets.
Resistance fighters distribute newspapers during Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungarian resistance fighters loaded in a truck advance. Resistance fighters throw newspapers for civilians. Civilians gather to reads news from a newspaper. A destroyed Budapest tram on the street. Soviet vehicles advance along a street. A resistance fighter with a gun looks out from a hole in a building. Soviet tanks and army vehicles arrive at the Hungarian Parliament Building (Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, 1055 Hungary).
Hungarian civilians assemble to demand freedom from the Stalinist government in Hungary. Thousands of civilians crowd a square in Budapest to demonstrate against the Stalinist government. Several carry Hungarian national flags. A number of banners are seen. One large banner is carried by students and faculty of Lorand University. Woman waves Hungarian flag from an office building window. Hungarian revolutionaries distribute newspapers from the back of an open truck. Many civilians crowd together and ride on two tanks moving rapidly along a street. Hungarian soldiers ride in a truck and carry the National flag. A sign displayed on the street reads: Russians, go home!