Honved cooks did their best to feed the 200,000 souls of the Second Army, with at least one warm meal a day. Food supplies transported over long distance from home were augmented by locally "obtained" additions, as the chicken legs in the pot show. Otherwise, canned and dried foods had to make do.  But hunger was endless in the trenches.

 Field Kitchen, Don Army of Hungary, 1942

Dr. Emody on our right  and a fellow Hungarian officer look over burned out rolling stock at a Don region railroad yard in 1942. Railroads played a major role in transporting men, supplies, and equipment during the war and both sides regularly attacked trains by planes and heavy artillery.

Damaged Russian Railroad Yard, Don Army of Hungary

In the noise, danger, and uncertainty of the war, letters sent  by wives, mothers, daughters, and sweethearts were very much appreciated by the often lonely and despondent men at the front. As in the case of these Honveds resting behind the front lines, both reading and writing personal letters was was an important aspect of maintaining their emotional balance.