This is Erika Szeles. She was 15 when Hungarians rose up against
occupying Russians and Hungary’s own Communist government. After fierce
fighting, the Red Army left Budapest, but returned two months later. Erika later became a nurse, caring for
Hungarian civilians and soldiers wounded by Communist invaders. She was shot in
the neck while aiding a wounded Hungarian fighter and died on Nov. 7, 1956.
These are members of the Hungarian secret police, captured
shortly after the uprising began. They appear arrogant and frightened at the same
time. This is not supposed to happen to them. They are the bringers of
punishment.
Here, the secret police are
being shot by their captors. Bullets have not yet reached the men, but minds
realize impending death and cause bodies to put up hands and arms in defense
and to turn heads against bullets that will not be turned.
That second photo is prescient of what is going to happen in the USA. The Communists will not win. Those who have aided and abetted them will suffer a similar fate.
ReplyDeleteIf it comes to that, so be it. I was 10 years old when the Hungarian people revolted against their Communists. Black and white film from Budapest was shown every night on network news. In the end, when the Red Army closed in on the last holdouts, Hungarians pleaded for help from the West, especially from the U.S. We had propagandized to Eastern Europe, "Rise up against your Communist oppressors." Hungary did. And we said, "Uh, sorry, but you are on your own."
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