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1945
Hungary
Antisemitism

Soviet occupation of Hungary

Hungary’s wartime devastation ended on 4 April 1945 with the Red Army’s victory, initiating a 45-year Soviet occupation marked by violence, looting and mass deportations to labour camps. For many Jews, Soviet arrival meant genuine liberation from genocide, yet this perception fuelled postwar accusations that Jews had “collaborated” with Soviet forces, reinforcing antisemitic resentment.

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