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Hungary (Regency Period): Return of Southern Hungary Medal 1941

Posted in Hungarian medals, Medals with tags , , , on February 21, 2010 by Geof Birchall

Hungary managed to regain some territory in its brief association with the Axis, mostly at the expense of it’s southern neighbours. In the case of this medal it celebrates the “liberation of Southern Hungary”, in actuality the award of Northern Transylvania as a reward for Hungary’s participation in the destruction of Yugoslavia.

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