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Diplomats Fight the Nazis in Budapest - War Against Humanity 104

Hungary's Jews are facing a Holocaust machine in overdrive. The deportation trains are arriving in such volume that even the extermination factory of Auschwitz can barely keep up with the pace. The entire country swiftly becomes Judenfrei and the Jews of Budapest sit helplessly as Adolf Eichmann and his Hungarian collaborators tighten the noose around them. Admiral Miklós Horthy is one of the few who can save them, but so far he has done nothing. Will that change? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Spartacus Olsson Research by: Spartacus Olsson Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Map research by: Sietse Kenter Edited by: Mateusz Chazan Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/ Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: Yad Vashem Bundesarchiv United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: A Dark Mind - Phoenix Tail Dark Water - Magnus Ludvigsson Dark Shadow - Etienne Roussel In the Black Lake - Gerard Franklin They're All Involved - Gerard Franklin Dark Taupe - Arden Forest A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

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Anonymous

Still, so terrible. Still, history that should never be forgotten. Still, history that should be a requirement taught in High Schools the world over.

Anonymous

Hi! I'd like to enlight the effort of an italian man, Giorgio Perlasca, who was part of the diplomatic network during the winter of '44. Entusiastic fascist during the '20s, joined Spanish Civil War, but later felt disappointed by Mussolini's alliance with Hitler. Moved to Hungary, worked as meat suppliers for italian army but with the collapse of fascism in '43 and the creation of Repubblica Sociale Italiana he refused to join Mussolini again. He was arrested but, due to the years spent in Spain, he was saved by spanish embassy and he started to cooperate with its leader, Angel Sanz Briz, to save as many jews as possibile. Later, when the spanish ambassador left Hungary, he faked to be is substitute to continue to operate. He even "stole" two young jews in the face of Adolf Eichman himself. He wrote in his memory that he prevent the destruction of Budapest Getto like the Germans did in Warsaw. Aftwer the war he returned Italy. He wrote to the institution but mainly his story remained secret. Even his family didn't know anything about it until the '80s, when Giorgio had a stroke and, believing close to death, decided to talk about it. So, from '90s to 2000s his story was spread, with books and a film; his acts recognised from Italian State, Israel, Hungary and historians. He died in 92. Righteous among the nations, honorable citizen, Grande Ufficiale of Italian Republic, Spanish Knight of Grand Cross, etc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Perlasca

TimeGhostHistory

Hi, Spartacus here. I’ll be covering Perlasca in WaH later this summer as he starts work in Budapest. The main part of his effort will however only begin in November when he takes over from Spanish diplomat Sanz Briz, posing as the official representative of Spain.