Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum - Hadtörténelmi Levéltár

Established in 1918, the Military History Archives is a public state archives, which collects and preserves the documents of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Staff and all the subordinate organizations and institutions as well as their predecessors since 1740. It holds significant private documentation concerning Hungarian War history as well. Besides its archival functions, the institute also conducts various research projects, publishes extensively and organizes conferences, lectures and other academic and public events. 

The archival collections of the Military History Archives consist of some 7300 meters of paper records of 4004 institutes, organizations and individuals from the 18-20th centuries. The microfilm collection holds about 9 million frames including photocopies of foreign archival collections (e.g. the Kriegsarchiv in Vienna) pertaining to the military history of Hungary. The audiovisual collections include about 4000 archival films and documentaries, sound documents and interviews (testimonies) on audio and video tapes. 

Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy