▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁tro op ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁Bü kk ▁Mountains ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Hung ary ▁for ▁their ▁summer ▁camp . ▁As ▁a ▁Senior ▁Pat rol ▁leader , ▁B án á thy ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁took ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁tour ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁camp ▁to ▁preview ▁the ▁camp ing ▁site . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁B án á thy ▁entered ▁the ▁: hu : L ud ov ika ▁Ak adém ia ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁custom ▁for ▁young ▁men ▁asp iring ▁to ▁military ▁care ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁arm ored ▁inf antry . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁Eva ▁Bal az s . ▁ ▁The ▁pe ac etime ▁Hung arian ▁Army ▁received ▁very ▁little ▁training . ▁B án á thy ▁served ▁two ▁t ours ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁front ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁an ▁arm ored ▁inf antry ▁officer . ▁The ▁Hung arian ▁Army ▁expanded ▁rapidly ▁from ▁an ▁initial ▁force ▁of ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁when ▁fighting ▁started , ▁the ▁rank - and - file ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁had ▁under g one ▁only ▁eight ▁weeks ▁of ▁training . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁B án á thy ' s ▁unit ▁advanced ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁German ▁Army ▁Group ▁South ▁to