He was enlisted in 1942 and was sent to Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca), but he was transported to Ukraine soon and he fought in the battles near Stanislaw (today "Ivano-Frankivsk", Ukraine).
Od leta 1937 do 1938 je delal v Zalaegerszegu pri Lajosu Némethu, nato nadaljeval svojo pot v Sümeg k tamkajšnjemu mojstru Istvánu Adorjánu.