Alongside 30 classmates armed with rifles and anti-tank cannons, Antal Kozak barrelled down a stretch of highway in western Hungary prepared to fight against a combat juggernaut immeasurably more powerful than his own.
The date was Nov. 4, 1956 around 4 p.m.
Kozak was in his early 20s and studying forestry at the University of Sopron, located roughly 15 kilometres from the Austrian border.
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The Hungarian refugees who helped shape Canada’s forests
Alongside 30 classmates armed with rifles and anti-tank cannons, Antal Kozak barrelled down a stretch of highway in western Hungary prepared to fight against a combat juggernaut immeasurably more powerful than his own.
The date was Nov. 4, 1956 around 4 p.m.
Kozak was in his early 20s and studying forestry at the University of Sopron, located roughly 15 kilometres from the Austrian border.
– See more at: http://www.vancourier.com/news/the-hungarian-refugees-who-helped-shape-canada-s-forests-1.2466189#sthash.TOUbqxbu.dpuf