An early photo (1923 or 1924) of my father (Szabo Jozsef 1903-1989) as a private in the Royal Hungarian Army... Note, the sword apparently was  part of the uniform.

Magyar Kiralyi Honved

Early 1944 photo of my father (and me) home for a brief leave from the Eastern Front. Home at that time was Komarom (today's Komarno, Slovakia). Note the 3 horizontal silver bars on his overcoat sleeve, indicating his rank master seargent (fotorzsormester).

Honved noncom (altiszt)

A group of just promoted sergeants junior grade (szakaszvezeto), Royal Hungarian Army, posing for this 1934 photo. Standing on the right is my father, Szabo Jozsef