A Hungarian Honved cavalry unit advances through a village somewhere in the Ukraine or Russia, probably in 1941-1942. The use of horses was common in the East on both sides, more so than the newsreels indicated.

Hungarian Cavalry Advances in the East

Suffering up to 20% casualties, Hungarian Honved units fought their way to the Don river and established positions there as early as 1941.

Hungarian artillery on the Don front, 1941

Advancing toward the east, Hungarian units cross a newly created pontoon bridge over the Dniester river in Ukraine, 1941-1942.