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Hungary in 1944

Historical records for Hungary in 1944, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
11Events
7Named people
2Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

11 January 1944Implosion Theory GroupEdward Teller

Los Alamos · Science / Physics

An implosion theory group is established at Los Alamos with Teller as its first head.

March

17 March 1944Invasion of HungaryMiklos Horthy de Nagybanya

Klesheim · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler forces Horthy to agree to German occupation & rule in Hungary

17 March 1944Rule of HungaryMiklos Horthy de Nagybanya

Klesheim · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler forces Horthy to agree to German occupation & rule in Hungary

19 March 1944Invasion of HungaryMiklos Horthy de Nagybanya

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Germans march into Hungary unnoposed

June

June 1944Slow Explosive Lens ComponentJohn von Neumann

Los Alamos · Science / Physics

Von Neumann provides an important design insight for the slower explosive component used to focus an implosion lens.

December

22 December 1944GovernmentBela Miklos

Government / Government of Hungary

Forms a Provisional Government based at Debrecen

22 December 1944Prime Minister of HungaryBela Miklos

Government / Government of Hungary

Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary

22 December 1944Provisional GovernmentBela Miklos

Government / Government of Hungary

Forms a Provisional Government based at Debrecen

Other Events

1944Alliance Ferenc Szalasi and new regimeFerenc Szalasi

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Nazis wish to remove the Magyars from the Danube. Germany backs the new regime, even though they want a Carpatho-Danubian homeland

1944Arrest of Miklos Horthy de NagybanyaMiklos Horthy de Nagybanya

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Abducted by the Nazis & imprisoned

1944Exile of Nicholas Horthy de NagybanyaNicholas Horthy de Nagybanya

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Fails to negotiate a surrender with the USSR, the Nazis overrun Hungary

1944Invasion of HungaryNicholas Horthy de Nagybanya

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Fails to negotiate a surrender with the USSR, the Nazis overrun Hungary

1944Party SecretaryMatyas Rakosi

Politics / Communist Party

Appointed Party Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party

Names involved

Bela MiklosEdward TellerFerenc SzalasiJohn von NeumannMatyas RakosiMiklos Horthy de NagybanyaNicholas Horthy de Nagybanya

Places involved

KlesheimLos Alamos

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.