Came Tumbling After

With the fall of the Kis-Svábhegy on 24 January, the security of the Axis positions east of Castle Hill was seriously compromised as Soviet observers now had a dominating position from which to direct their artillery. On 29 January, the commander of the Budapest forces ordered an attack to …

1945-01-29

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With the fall of the Kis-Svábhegy on 24 January, the security of the Axis positions east of Castle Hill was seriously compromised as Soviet observers now had a dominating position from which to direct their artillery. On 29 January, the commander of the Budapest forces ordered an attack to recapture the Kis-Svábhegy as well as the Városmajor, most of which had fallen to the Soviets. The attack on the Axis left flank against the Varosmajor would be carried out by elements of the Hungarian 10th Infantry Division with assault gun support from “Gruppe” Billinitzer. The attack up the Kis-Svábhegy would be launched by an ad hoc group of Hungarian units, led by “Gruppe” Szabados, which was reinforced by approximately 200 high school students who had received only two days of military training.

Budapest, Hungary

The Siege of Budapest or Battle of Budapest was the 50-day-long encirclement by Soviet and Romanian forces of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, near the end of World War II. Part of the broader Budapest Offensive, the siege began when Budapest, defended by Hungarian and German troops, was first encircled on 26 December 1944 by the Red Army and the Romanian Army. During the siege, about 38,000 civilians died through starvation or military action. The city unconditionally surrendered on 13 February 1945. It was a strategic victory for the Allies in their push towards Berlin.

German / Hungarian

Russian

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