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Buda: Soviet POW Carrier Pigeons 3 February 1945

Extract from book “Boy Soldier” Soviets POW 3rd of February  P 161

“The metal door into the next room opens. Corporal Váli is bringing in two hooded handcuffed Soviets. He removes the Hoods made of pillowcases. There is a tall cleanly shaved Officer and a slit-eyed Bodyguard type probably Uzbek, copiously bleeding from the lips and nose.

First Lieutenant Kovacs is contacted by phone DEF3 special phone line works impeccably. Sir! Corporal Váli brought in some Red Army brass. Whats next? Kovacs reply:  I’m sending Ensign Párlházi and he will the be there in the jiffy. Párlházi arrives and orders everyone to leave the room and leave him with the prisoners; finally the Lieutenant calls for Corporal Pálházi to take these men back to the institute and release them unhurt, they are now my carrying pigeons.”