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Title
Second City
Description
The Soviet attack had reached the edge of Debrecen and was closing in on the city itself. In typical fashion, the Cavalry-Mechanized Group would hit a weak point – usually the Hungarian lines – and try to force a rout. With the outskirts of Hungary's second city already …
Publisher
Date
1944-10-11
Scenario#
AP117
Scenario Description
The Soviet attack had reached the edge of Debrecen and was closing in on the city itself. In typical fashion, the Cavalry-Mechanized Group would hit a weak point, usually the Hungarian lines, and try to force a rout. With the outskirts of Hungary's second city already in Soviet hands, the 16th Assault Gun Battalion helped set up defensive positions around the brickworks in the northwestern end of town to await the Soviet attack.
Location
Debrecen, Hungary
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Debrecen, called by the Red Army the Debrecen Offensive Operation, was a battle taking place 6–29 October 1944 on the Eastern Front during World War II. The offensive was conducted by the 2nd Ukrainian Front under Marshal Rodion Malinovsky. It was opposed by General Maximilian Fretter-Pico's German Sixth Army (II formation) and the allied Hungarian VII Army Corps of Army Group South Ukraine. The Axis units were forced to retreat some 160 kilometers, while opposing the 2nd Ukrainian Front which had Debrecen in Hungary as its strategic objective.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
Hungarian / German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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