Arrow Cross coup

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The Arrow Cross coup was the 1944 Nazi-backed seizure of power in Hungary by the fascist Arrow Cross Party, leading to a brutal regime marked by mass persecution and deportation of Jews.

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Arrow Cross coup canonical 1
Arrow Cross coup d’état 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi-backed coup
coup d'état
political event
alsoKnownAs Arrow Cross takeover in Hungary
Szálasi coup
cause German opposition to Horthy’s attempt to exit the war
Hungary’s attempt to negotiate an armistice with the Allies
conflict Eastern Front of World War II
surface form: World War II on the Eastern Front
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Hungary
date 1944-10-15
1944-10-16
endTime 1944-10-16
followedBy Arrow Cross Party rule in Hungary
follows Regency of Miklós Horthy
governmentFormed Government of National Unity (Hungary)
historicalPeriod 1940s
ideology Hungarism
Nazism
fascism
languageOfContext Hungarian
leaderInstalled Ferenc Szálasi
location Budapest
opponent Hungarian anti-fascist resistance
Regent Miklós Horthy
surface form: Miklós Horthy

Regency of Miklós Horthy
participant Adolf Hitler
Arrow Cross Party
Ferenc Szálasi
Wehrmacht
surface form: German Wehrmacht

Nazi Germany
SS
partOf Hungary in World War II
surface form: German occupation of Hungary

World War II
result establishment of the Government of National Unity
installation of Ferenc Szálasi as Leader of the Nation
overthrow of Miklós Horthy’s government
seizure of power by Arrow Cross Party
significantConsequences deportation of Hungarian Jews
escalation of the Holocaust in Hungary
forced marches of Jews toward Austria
mass killings in Budapest
mass persecution of Jews in Hungary
startTime 1944-10-15
supportedBy Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
targetedGroup Hungarian Jews
political opponents of Arrow Cross Party

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Hungary in World War II keyEvent Arrow Cross coup
Holocaust in Hungary significantEvent Arrow Cross coup
this entity surface form: Arrow Cross coup d’état