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Hungarian Labor Battalions, 1940-1943

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Collection Overview

Title: Hungarian Labor Battalions, 1940-1943

Predominant Dates:1940 -- 1945

ID: RG-10/RG-10

Creator: Vadasz, Frank

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is described to item-level, and is comprised of thirty-four items.

Languages: Hungarian [hun], German [ger]

Abstract

This is a collection of photo-documents depicting forced labor in Hungarian labor battalions and companies. Jews from Hungary and Hungarian-annexed territories were drafte into these units. They served in Hungary, Hungarian-annexed territories and in the Eastern Front.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group, also known as the Frank Vadasz collection, includes photo-documents and artifacts depicting the daily life in the Hungarian forced labor service, commonly known as labor battalions. The artifacts are represented by armbands and labor company sign, both believed to be authentic. The photographs in this record group are copies of the originals taken by the Jewish labor servicemen and Hungarian soldiers during the service in Hungarian army.

Materials in this record group include photographs and artifacts. Materials are digitized.

Biographical Note

Frank Vadasz, a photographer, was conscripted into the Hungarian Military Labor Service in 1940. During 1940-1942, his company was stationed in Chust or Huszt (Subcarpathian Rus), Sarospatak (Northern Hungary), and Petarda (a territory annexed from Yugoslavia).

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-10, Hungarian Labor Battalions. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-10.01, Jewish-Hungarian servicemen, Vadasz Collection, 1940 -- 1945Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Photographs, depicting forced labor service of Jews in the Hungarian Labor companies
Subject/Index Terms:
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-10.01.01, Loading of trams, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A group of Hungarian-Jewish servicemen
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Chust (Ukraine)
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-10.01.02, Engineering detail, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting three Jewish forced laborers, loading work
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-10.01.03, Noon rest, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting two Jewish forced laborers taking a noon rest
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Chust (Ukraine)
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-10.01.04, Ditch digging, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting three Jewish forced laborers digging a ditch
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-10.01.05, Ditch digging, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers digging a ditch
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-10.01.06, Barbed Wire Removal, Pelmonostor, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers removing barbed wire
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-10.01.07, “Engineering”, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers while working on a project
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-10.01.08, Road Building, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers building a road
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-10.01.09, Lined-up for Work, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting five Jewish forced laborers lined-up for work
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-10.01.10, Pushing of Gravel-loaded Trams, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers pushing a tram loaded with gravel
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-10.01.11, Loading of Trams, Chust, 1943Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers loading trams with gravel
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Chust (Ukraine)
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-10.01.12, Platoon Ready after Daily Work of Reeling of Barbed Wire, Baranya-kisfalud, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting a platoon of Jewish forced laborers after a day's work
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-10.01.13, Dismantling of a Bunker, Petarda, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting five Jewish forced laborers working on dismantling a bunker
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-10.01.14, Noon Rest, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers taking a rest
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Chust (Ukraine)
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-10.01.15, Commander at Road-Building, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting a Commander of the Jewish forced laborers overseeing the road construction
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-10.01.16, Dismantling of a Bunker, Petarda, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting five Jewish forced laborers dismantling a bunker
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-10.01.17, Dismantling of a Bunker, Petarda, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting several Jewish forced laborers dismantling a bunker
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-10.01.18, Wheel-barrowing of Gravel, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers wheel-barrowing gravel
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Chust (Ukraine)
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-10.01.19, Road Building, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers while building a road
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-10.01.20, Gravel-loading Team Ready for Unloading, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers while loading gravel
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Chust (Ukraine)
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-10.01.21, Reeling of Retrieved Barbed-Wires, Pelmonostor, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers reeling retrieved barbed-wire
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-10.01.22, Dismantling of a Bunker, Petarda, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers dismantling a bunker
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-10.01.23, Road Building, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers building a road
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-10.01.24, Commander at a Road-Building Site, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting a Commander of Jewish forced laborers overseeing a road-building site
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-10.01.25, Tank-Obstacle Barricade Removal, Pelmonostor, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers removing a barricade
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-10.01.26, Morning Start for Work, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers in the morning at the start of work
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
wartime photographs
Forced labor
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-10.01.27, Wheel-barrowing, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers wheel-barrowing
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-10.01.28, Team Unloading, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers unloading a tram
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Chust (Ukraine)
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-10.01.29, Commanding Officer, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting a Commanding officer of Jewish forced laborers
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-10.01.30, Road Building, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers building a road
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 32: RG-10.01.31, Building of Barracks, Chust, 1942Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers building barracks
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Chust (Ukraine)
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 33: RG-10.01.32, Heavy Tank-obstacle Barricade Removal, Pelmonostor, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers removing a barricade
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 34: RG-10.01.33, Barbed-Wire Lines Removal, Pelmonostor, 1941Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting several Jewish forced laborers removing barbed-wire
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 35: RG-10.01.34, Return from Daily Work, Sarospatak, 1940Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A photograph depicting Jewish forced laborers returning after their daily work
Subject/Index Terms:
Forced labor, Hungarian labor companies
Hungarian labor battalions
Forced labor
wartime photographs
Creators:
Vadasz, Frank