the next six weeks. They then travelled back to Budapest via Berlin, Prague and Bratislava, arriving there on 1 July 1945. On returning to Budapest, Ágnes spent a month recovering in hospital. She then completed her photography studies. Her friend Edith Kiss committed suicide in a Paris hotel in 1966 after failing to gain recognition in the West for her artwork illustrating her experiences of concentration camps. In 1992, she met Helmuth Bauer who was researching the role of Daimler Benz in the holocaust. She was finally persuaded to talk about her experiences of deportation and forced labour after years of silence. She was also keen to describe Edith Kiss's contribution to the period, especially through the 30 gouache illustrations of her experiences. Together with Bauer, she took part in many exhibitions and films, documenting the Ravensbrück concentration camp and the Daimler Benz aircraft engine factory. On 11 July 2012, Ágnes Bartha was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. References Further reading 1922 births Living people People from Dunaföldvár Hungarian photographers Hungarian women photographers Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany