The Archive · 1938

Hungarian Regent Visits Kiel

Mme. Horthy Names Warship Prince Eugen Amidst Great Crowds and Distinguished Assembly — Kiel, Aug. 22.~ DMIRAL Nicholas Horthy, Regent of Hungary, and the Fuehrer,

Herr Adolf Hitler, surrounded by leading Hungarian and Ger~ man statesmen and personalities, watched. Madame Horthy name the new 10,000-ton German cruiser which was launched here today. The new ship was named Prince Eugen after the man who is regarded as the founder of the Austro-Hungat monarchy. In the afternoon, Admiral Horthy reviewed units of the German Navy at Kiel,—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account