Arrow Cross Party

1935–1945 fascist political party in Hungary

Key facts

Leader: Ferenc Szálasi
Founded: 15 March 1939 ; 87 years ago ( 1939-03-15 )
Dissolved: 7 May 1945 ; 81 years ago ( 1945-05-07 )
Preceded by: NSZMP – HM [ hu ]
Headquarters: Andrássy út 60 , Budapest
Newspaper: Magyar Futár
Armed wing: Pártszolgálat (1944–45)
Membership: approximately</span>"}]]}'>approx. 300,000 (1939 estimation</span>"}]]}'>est. )
Ideology: Hungarism [ hu ]
Political position: Far-right
Political alliance: Hungarian National Socialist Party (until 1941)
Colours: Red White Green

Article

The Arrow Cross Party was a far-right, Hungarian ultranationalist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which formed a government in Hungary they named the Government of National Unity. They were in power from 15 October 1944 to 28 March 1945. During its short rule, ten to fifteen thousand civilians were murdered, including many Jews and Romani, and 80,000 people were deported from Hungary to concentration camps in Austria. After the war, the Arrow Cross leaders were tried and found guilty as war criminals by Hungarian courts. In March 1946, Szálasi and three of his key henchmen were hanged.

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