My grandfather was a peasant who lived in Norther Transylvania. During WWII, that part of Romania was given to Hungary as part of the Ribbentrop Molotov Pact, so even though he was ethnic Romanian, he fought in the Hungarian army. Not sure how that worked, but that's what I was told. Anyway, the part that really intrigues me is that he ended up being a POW in Germany for about 6 months.
The topic was taboo in his house and so he gave little information about what happened.
I know in the end of WWII, Hungary declared war on Germany, but why did Hungary have troops in Germany? And isn't 6 months a bit too long, because Germany and Hungary weren't at war for such a long time.
I am trying to figure out how plausible it is that he was a POW in Germany for 6 months, and how could he have ended in such a situation.
Hungary was occupied by German forces in March 1944 after trying to arrange an armistice with the Allies, which was more than a year before the end of the war. So, if your grandfather had been captured during that occupation, he could definitely have been a prisoner for six months or even longer.
Do you know where he was captured?