Anti-communist rebels defeat Soviet armies and take control of western border of Hungary in an anti-red revolt (the Hungarian Uprising or Hungarian Revolution of 1956). Anti communist soldiers at Austro-Hungarian border. Red star, the symbol of communism ripped off from flags, from uniforms of border guards. A man peels off a red star from a wall, with knife. Ambulances and Red Cross relief vehicles on roads. A nurse notes the list of medical aid from Red Cross and United States. Men unload medical aid and relief material from a plane. Mourners walk carrying caskets of Hungarian patriots.
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.
Hungarian civilians fight for freedom against the Stalinist government during the revolt in Budapest, Hungary, known as the Hungarian Uprising or Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Rubble on streets and badly damaged buildings during the revolt. Huge building with all glasses broken during revolt. A wrecked artillery gun on road. Shops destroyed and looted. Dead bodies of a number of soldiers and rebels lay on roads.
Hungarian civilians fight for freedom in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution or uprising in Budapest, Hungary. Man demonstrated the operation of rifle to crowd. Civilians on streets with rifles. People meet their relatives and weep. A large building with bullet holes on its walls. Large crowd of civilians gathered on roads. Rebel looks at dead body lying on road. Russian tanks drive into the city one after the other and civilians watch them.
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).
A busy avenue in Vienna at night. Vienna tram 59 moving towards Lainz. Christmas lights decorate the streets of Vienna. Store signs displaying brands such as Bally, Julius Meinl and Regent Schuhe (Light only reads “Regent Schu”). People passing by a Viennese women’s fashion store “Lady Moden”. A bus passes by. Men and women window shopping in one of the shopping arcades near Stephansplatz. Mannequins and bags on display in storefronts. A Christmas tree light design decorates a building. A group of Hungarian refugees flee Hungary at nighttime. A young man crosses a stream over a fallen tree at night while holding his bag with his teeth. Another man helps the young man stand up after crossing. Hungarians running towards the Austrian border during day. Refugees reach the Austrian border by dawn. Two men supporting a tired old man to the Austrian border. Man removing his shoes after his arrival to Austria. A Hungarian family from Budapest arrives in Austria. Austrian immigration policeman greets the family at gate. Policeman directs the family to the refugee camp. Hungarian family joins other refugees inside camp. Man, woman, and their daughter kiss the cheeks of a young child held by father as refugees families reunite. Hungarian refugees are interviewed inside their room in the camp.