Hausner Gábor szerk.: A Hadtörténeti Múzeum Értesítője = Acta Musei Militaris in Hungaria. 6. (Budapest, 2003)

KIÁLLÍTÁSOK - GALVÁN KÁROLY: A Pacor család

THE PACOR FAMILY It is a spectacular manifestation of respect for the military past, when sequent generations serve in the army. The Military History Museum laid stress on this phenomenon through presenting the history of one single family, the bequest of which has been preserved partly by the Museum and partly by the family. In the course of collecting the material for the temporary exhibition 'Soldier Fathers, Soldier Sons - Chapters from the Plistory of the Pacor Family', the director and author applied the method of family tree research. With the help of objects and documents, the fate of a ramifying micro community could be reconstructed and through that the history of the army and the countiy in the given period. The Pacor family is a military dynasty in the literal sense of the word. During the two hundred years of its history, it took pride in 13 officers, including five generals, who made careers for themselves, and spent them in loyalty and respect. When considering the soldiers that became members of the family through marriage, we see circa twenty outstanding military careers. The Pacor family was raised to Austrian nobility in 1840, with the title of nobility 'von Karstenfels', while the following generations were raised to Hungarian nobility for their own merits in the 1880-90s, with the title of nobility 'hegyaljai.' The first part of the study discusses various aspects, characteristics and possibilities of an officer's career. This is followed by the introduction of the respective careers. According to the genealogy, József Pacor, the representative of the first generation, started his military service in 1809 in the Imperial-Royal Army and was discharged in 1841 as a major. He had four sons, one of whom died when he was still a lieutenant; the other three had become lieutenant generals and finished their military profession as Royal Hungarian Military District commanders. They took part in the wars of the 1850-60s. There were another four soldiers in the third generation, who fought in the First World War. By the end of the war, there was a major general, two lieutenant colonels and a major among them. They were discharged in the 1920s as lieutenant general, brevet major generals and colonel. The officers of the fourth generation saw service until 1944-45. In 1944, one of them was staff lieutenant colonel, another was lieutenant colonel at the motorised rifles, the third was major of the horse-stock and the fourth an artillery captain. Alany of the Pacor girls too married army officers, and several sons from these marriages had chosen the officers' profession, as well. Thus, another eight army officers had kept the family tradition alive. The fates of the soldiers of the Pacor family are unique and typical at the same time, so the topic may worthily reckon on the attention of both the competent experts and the uninitiated public. DIE FAMILIE PACOR Als einer der sehenswürdigen Bereiche der Ehre vor der Vergangenheit der Honved gilt es, wenn aufeinander folgende Generationen in ihrer Reihe dienen. Dieses Phänomen wurde vom Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum hervorhebend durch die Geschichte einer einzigen Familie dargestellt, deren Nachlass teils in unserem Museum, teils bei der Familie aufbewahrt wird. Während der Materialsammlung zur Ausstellung „Soldatenväter, Soldatensöhne - Kapitels der Geschichte der Familie Pacor" verwendete der Kurator-Verfasser die Methoden der Stammbaumforschung: mit Hilfe von Objekten