Thousands of individuals—many of whom wore far-right insignia and Nazi uniforms—participated in a ‘memorial hike’ from Buda Castle. Thousands gathered in Budapest for the “Day of Honor” in early February to glorify those who fought alongside the Nazis during World War II, according to Légió Hungária, the organizers of the annual event. The event honored Waffen-SS collaborators, paying tribute to a failed operation in which Nazi and Hungarian troops attempted to break out of the city during the Soviet Army’s siege in 1945. The Siege of Budapest was one of the most brutal in modern history, lasting 100 days and resulting in the total destruction of the city. Thousands of individuals—many of whom wore far-right insignia and Nazi uniforms—participated in a “memorial hike” from Buda Castle, according to images publicized by Getty. “Budapest is ours,” Outlaw Army said on their website, another organization that participated in planning the event. “This date is important because our Hungarian and German comrades defended Europe from communism and its materialistic, evil ideas,” Francesco, a member of the neo-fascist movement CasaPound Italia, remarked in a speech published on the Légió Hungária website.
via jpost: ‘Budapest is ours’: Annual neo-Nazi holiday celebration commences in Hungary