Magyar News, 2005. szeptember-december (16. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2005-10-01 / 2. szám
Faces and names of Í956 Károly Rusz, laborer Rusz was twenty five years old when he joined the Uprising. He went to the Corvin köz and served under Pongratz. He fought as a machine gun operator through the time. He was also wounded. The court sentenced him to eleven years in prison. He said he was a laborer, and continued as one after finishing his sentence, and that is how he retired. He spent a simple but honest life. He ended up living in a former Soviet barrack, in a small place of 200 square feet all alone. He even considers this amazing, he notes that there are many who claim that they were fighting in the Corvin köz, even though they were never there. ********************************** Revolutionaries in Kispest Many of us have the tendency to put the Uprising just into the heart of the Capitol. They forget that the suburbs, Kispest, Újpest, Óbuda, Csepel, Rákosszentmihály, and all the others organized their Revolutionary Committees, put together organized armed groups capable of fighting. Without them the Soviet would had more power to overcome the Corvin köz, Práter utca, Tűzoltó utca, Baross tér, Széna tér, and the Móritz Zsigmond körtér. ********************************** Women participated in the right In 1956 many women took arms and stood fast with the men. In no time they learned how to hold and use the rifle. The tere were the one who helped out with conventional duties. The supplied the warriors with food, cooking, serving, also as doctors and nurses. All this in the middle of flying bullets. There were those who were posting posters on the street. One of them was Ilona Réczi who at that time was eighteen years old. She had a boyish appearance with a boys cap on her head. The hair was tucked into the cap. For all this she was named “Pityuka”. Besides spreading the poster calling for resistance, she also took part in delivering guns. After the collapse the Communists tried to find her. Fortunately she was able to cross the border to the west. First she found refuge in Canada, the came over to the United States. Pityu considers her participation wasn’t enough, but she is happy that she was part of the historical times ********************************** János Jancsovics and Kata A rough-neck from the outskirts of Budapest, in Kispest. He was 23 years old and on October 23 he was attending a wedding. Around midnight over the radio they heard that there was shooting around the radio building. This put an end to the reception. With a few of his buddies they went to a nearby military barrack. They had a little problem entering, but the radio convinced the soldiers of what was going on. Jancsovics told the soldiers that they could go home or join him and his buddies. Many joined and naturally they had an immense amount of arms and ammunition. They dragged guns out to the main road and set them up. The local police joined them, tearing the red star of their uniform. They were able to destroy Soviet tanks and military vehicles All Communists from the are escaped so there was no problem with them. Jancsovics fought with weapon in his hand. He was sentenced to sixteen years in prison. He met his wife, Kata, after serving his sentence. They have a happy marriage and live in a small house. He was always happy that he fought with a weapon for his country ********************************** Béla Vándor His nick name was bullet proof yardstick. He well deserved this name because even in the worst shooting nothing hit him. Once on the run, keeping his head down a bullet pierced his collar. Béla Vándor was a great fighter, disabling Soviet tanks with Molotov-cocktails. After the AVH tortured him, with many others they shoved him into a boxcar. He was only fifteen years old Photos by: Bálint Pörneczi András Eberling Page 6
