Arrow Cross Coup

The Arrow Cross Coup was a coup d'état that took place in 1943 in which the Arrow Cross Party, with German backing, assumed control of the Hungarian government.
The coup took place during a time where German and Italian relations were worsening and Regent Miklós Horthy sought to move Hungary further away from Germany and align closer to Italy. Though the Germans initially supported the Hungarian National Socialist Party, as their support was weak the Germans proceeded to support the Arrow Cross Party in their attempt to bring Hungary to heel. 
In the aftermath of the coup, Miklós Horthy and his family fled to Portugal and, more importantly Italy formed the Latin Bloc as a counterweight after the clear German intervention in Hungarian politics. 
Category:Conflicts
Category:Conflicts involving the Greater Germanic Reich
Category:Conflicts involving Hungary
Category:Conflicts involving Italy
Category:Coup d'état