Wallenberg page 6

Wallenberg page 6 by ric Gustafson


On October 15 1944, Miklas Horthy Jr was kidnapped by the SS. This was led by SS Major Otto Skorzeny. Later that afternoon, Admiral Horthy was arrested by the Gestapo. He was forced to leave office. Ferenc Szalasi became Prime Minister. Szalasi was head of the dreaded Hungarian Arrow Cross. Soon after, Jews were being murdered all over Budapest and their bodies dumped into the Danube River. Horthy survived the war and died in 1957.
On October 17 1944, Adolf Eichmann stood in front of representatives of the Jewish Council. " I'm back".
The Jewish leaders were dumbfounded.
" I need my trains for other reasons". He grinned. " The remaining Jews will be deported on foot".


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