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Bertalan, Árpád

Date of birth:
October 20th, 1898
Date of death:
April 12th, 1941 (Veszprém, Hungary)
Buried on:
Hungarian War Graves Kerepesi Cemetery
Nationality:
Hungarian (1920-1946, Kingdom)

Biography

Major Árpád Bertalan was killed in an aircrash on 12th april 1941. Bertalan was the founder of the Hungarian Parachutists.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Örnagy (Major)
Unit:
Commander 1st Parachutist Battalion
Awarded on:
1941

Awarded posthumously.
Magyar Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje Hadidiszitmennyel es Kardokkal

Sources

  • Photo 1: Roland Maruzs
  • - Maruzs R., For Gallant and Self-Sacrificing Behaviour

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