Two Nights Without Daylight

The Ministry of Defence, the local government of the 1st district and the HDF Military History Institute and Museum held a joint commemoration in Buda Castle, by the memorial plaque on Maria Magdalene tower.

“We have to remember those who did not have a chance to live an ordinary life in Germany, Russia, Transylvania or in Hungary, because as soldiers, their fates ran together here, in one of the most hopeless battles of World War II. They fulfilled their duty for their homelands in this battle. We have to remember the heroes, the soldiers of the university assault battalion and the Buda Volunteer Regiment who made the supreme sacrifice for the Hungarian homeland. We have to remember those who fell victim to the invaders’ violence, and those who were willing to fight to protect the persecuted ones and to lay down their lives if needed. We have to remember in order to be able to understand how valuable peace and freedom are, because our task is to preserve this peace", the Cabinet Chief said.

The participants laid wreaths by the memorial plaque on the Maria Magdalene tower, then proceeded to hold a commemoration by the memorial tablet of the university assault battalion.