The Terror of the Castle

One partial success in penetrating the Axis main line of resistance was achieved by the Soviets on 30 January when an assault group swiftly stormed across the Vermezo from the intersection of Bors utca and Krisztina Korut and seized the primary school at the end of IV.-Bela-Kiraly ut. Located …

1945-01-31

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One partial success in penetrating the Axis main line of resistance was achieved by the Soviets on 30 January when an assault group swiftly stormed across the Vermezo from the intersection of Bors utca and Krisztina Korut and seized the primary school at the end of IV.-Bela-Kiraly ut. Located at the base of Castle Hill, the school and an adjacent building were being used as the Headquarters of the Budapest Watch Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Lászlo Veresváry, serving as the final Hungarian reserve force chartered with defending Castle Hill to the bitter end. The next day, Lt. Col. Veresváry vowed to clear the hill area of Soviets.

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.

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