During the 13 days of the Hungarian revolt. 40.000 Hungarians were arrested. 2.400 were executed. and an estimated 200.000 fled into exile. Over 25.000 Hungarians were reported killed in Budapest alone. many of them civilians taking part in the fighting. and at least 50.000 were wounded. Of the refugees who fled into Austria. many were free Hungarian fighters and Hungarian soldiers who crossed the border after firing their last cartridges at the Russians. The courage and determination with which the Hungarian rebels--with no help from any outside sourcearmed only with a few guns and farm implementsfaced the military might of the Soviet Union is a source of inspiration to all of us. The sympathy of the people of America was with the freedom fighters during the fateful 13 days of the Hungarian revolt.
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