Genealogy Projects tagged with munkaszolgálat on the Geni Family Tree

Hungarian Labor Service Battalions

Labour service (Hungarian: munkaszolgálat) was required of Jewish men in Hungary during World War II after they were prohibited from serving in the regular armed forces by passage of the Hungarian anti-Jewish laws.==Forced labour==In Hungary, Jews comprised over eight percent of the population, and the government imposed an alternative to military service. Labour service was forced labour, perf...