Tuesday, October 23, 2012

1956 Hungarian Revolution Memorials

                       Memorial of the 56 Revolution in the city of Szeged                 

           Memorial for the Heroes at the Parliament in Budapest 

At the end of the fighting, Hungarian casualties totaled at around 2,500 dead with an additional 20,000 wounded. Budapest bore the brunt of the bloodshed, with 1,569 civilians killed. Approximately 53 percent of the dead were workers, and about half of all the casualties were people younger than thirty. (Wikipedia)

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