Scenes from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A revolution against the Stalinist government in 1956 in Hungary. Aerial view of Budapest in 1956. Communist leader Mátyás Rákosi addressing a crowd in a public square. Rakosi not yet challenged by uprising. Hungarian Revolution demonstrators on roads and at government buildings in Budapest. Students and writers assembled in October 1956 in solidarity with the recently successful anti-Stalinist uprising in Poland. The police fire at revolutionaries. Fighting in streets as secret police combat revolutionaries.
Events during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, against the Soviet controlled government in Hungary. Destroyed tanks and Soviet weapons on roads of Budapest after fighting in October and November 1956. Church bells ring and people pray for Hungarians who have died fighting against Soviet forces. Destroyed railroad tracks, roads and vehicles. People clearing rubble from the streets. People from the countyside give away food for free to the citizens of Budapest. Citizens donating money to families in need.
Coronation parade of Emperor Karl I of Austria, who is also being crowned as Karl IV of Hungary. ( As Emperor of Austria-Hungary he holds both titles) Procession passes on the street in Budapest. Emperor Karl is seen riding a large white horse. Royal horse guards parade with the Emperor. Officials, and nobles in traditional dress, take part in the parade
People in Ruthenia (Northeast Hungary) in Hungary. A Jewish cemetery in Ruthenian village. Jewish inscriptions on the graves. A thatched hut in the area. Men standing outside the entrance door to a synagogue. Children in Budapest, holding violins. The violin playing children seated outside a house. The group of children play their violins, led by a man instructing the children. Another man arrives and talks to the instructor.
German troops enter Budapest ( reportedly after Hitler learned of secret Hungarian overtures towards the Allies) in World War 2. Locals watch and cheer the German troops. As German troops enter Budapest, they employ a number of different military vehicles. Among those seen are: Sdkfz.251/7 armored half-tracks; Ausf.D pioneer vehicle; Puma 234/2 8-wheeled armored cars, StuG III tank destroyers,and other military vehicles. Soldiers shake hands with civilians and school boys. Kids climb on military tanks and a BMW military motorcycle. Wehrmacht troops look over river with binoculars in the Buda Castle.
The Imperial coach arrives for the coronation of Emperor Charles I (Karl I) of Austria (King Karoly IV, of Hungary) in Budapest, Hungary. Crowd lined up at the ceremony. Crown Prince Otto looks out from inside the royal coach. Empress Zita, steps from the coach on the opposite side. Two men in ceremonial regalia talking to each other. An attendant looking after Crown Prince Otto. The attendant moving the crown prince to the back seat and covering him with a coverlet. Emperor Charles is seen mounted on a white horse.
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