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Re: Nicknames Hungarian recce groups
Hello Edwin,
As Csaba says, these were squadrons (szazad) rather than groups (osztalty) and were called 'Kozelfelderito szazad' (Tactical or Short-Range Reconnaissance Squadrons) and were designated by Roman numerals. They are:
I Hollo -Raven
II Lucifer -(Devil)
III Somogyi Bicska -(Winged) Pocket Knife of Somogy
IV Voros Kakas -Red Rooster
V Paprikas Boszorkany -Paprika Witch
VI Csikos -Horseherd
VII Kocsonyas Beka -(literally) Jelly Frog
VIII Ludas Matyi -(a folklore character)
IV Solyom -Falcon
X Solyomzem -Hawkeye
All of the above are abstacted fom 'Hungarian Eagles' that Denes detailed and it also shows all the emblems for the above squadrons. I thoroughly recommend this book. As I am a 'computer dummy', I do not know how to put the appropriate accents on the Hungarian words, so I apologise to our Hungarian members and hope that one of them will add the relevant accents and perhaps refine the descriptions.
Regards
Peter
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