Miklós Horthy quotes

Miklós Horthy was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as Regent of Hungary during the interwar period and World War II. His rule was marked by attempts to restore Hungary's former territories and navigate the nation's complex position between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. He remains a controversial figure in Hungarian history due to his policies and alliances. Here are 2 of his quotes:

The tidings I received concerning Hungary were horrifying. The looting, rape and violence that had followed upon the entry of the Red Army into Budapest surpassed the horrors with which we had grown familiar in reports from Vienna and Berlin. Neither small girls nor old women were spared. Cases were known of women in Russian uniforms knocking down men who would not do their bidding. Commando troops with special equipment searched for gold and other precious metals. In the banks, safes were broken open, and the contents, whether they belonged to Hungarians, foreigners or even allies, were looted. The pillage went on for weeks, and banks, business firms and private houses were searched time and time again. The Jews were treated no better than the rest of the population, who were picked off the streets and set to work.

Miklós Horthy