Ferenc Kassai (Schallmayer)

Identifier
000580
Dates
1903-1946
Type of Entity
Person

History

Hungarian politician. From 1937 he was the follower of Ferenc Szálasi and the Hungarist Movement. After 1938 he was interned several times because of his political attitude. After his release he became the propaganda chief of Arrow Cross Party. After the Arrow Cross takeover he was appointed the Minister of Propaganda. In 1946 the people’s court sentenced him to death and he was executed.