Peter Szabo

Peter Szabo is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute and Museum of Military History specializing in Hungarian military history during World War II. He holds a DSc in Military Science from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and has served on the MTA IX. Department Military Science Committee since 2012.

His educational background includes:

• MA in History-Library Science (1984) from Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities
• DSc in Military Science (2004) from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Szabo's research focuses on critical periods of Hungarian military history:

• Hungary's military participation in World War II (1941-1945)
• Territorial feedback (1938-1941)
• Hungarians in Western POW camps during World War II (1945-1946)
• Hungarian labor service (1939-1945)

His work provides essential documentation of Hungary's complex military position during the war years.

His notable recognition includes:

• Bezerédj Award from the Bezerédj Foundation Board of Trustees (2001)

Dr. Szabo maintains active membership in the Hungarian Military Science Society and possesses intermediate proficiency in German and Russian, which supports his research accessing multinational archives from the WWII era.