Muzhiks provided labor service to the Hungarian army during lulls in their seasonal farm labors. When roads became difficult to pass because of sleet and snow,  Russian country folk, along with their horse-drawn sleds, were hired to move supplies for the Honved forces.

A Hired Russian Laborer  

Paul Nagy's artillery unit was rotated back to Hungary during 1943. At an unknown Russian railroad station, home-bound soldiers have no reason to conceal their elation at this turn of events,   But for most, the war was not over yet, with more heavy fighting coming as the Soviets reached Central Europe in 1944. Surviving combat, Paul eventually became an American POW in Austria.


Happy Honveds Heading Home, 1943  

A mild form of  disciplinary punishment was a shaven head, as in the case of the three soldiers shown in the photo, segregated into an improvised field stockade. For better or for worse, harsh physical punishment, including summary execution, was common enough in the Hungarian army, unlike among the Allied forces.