While the Arrow Cross Party was long out of power by the time of World War III, their actions still left a mark on the Hungarian People's Republic, which the Soviet Union established after World War II. Communist indoctrination correctly claimed that Arrow Cross was a fascist party. Perversely, the course of war and history meant that some people who served the Arrow Cross and fought the Soviets during World War II were still in the Hungarian military and fought for the Soviets during World War III. Sgt. Gergely was an example.