Budapest Operation: An Operational-Strategic Study Soviet General Staff
Budapest Operation: An Operational-Strategic Study Soviet General Staff The Budapest Operation (29 October 1944-13 February 1945): An Operational-Strategic Study examines in detail the Red Army's…
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Budapest Operation: An Operational-Strategic Study Soviet General Staff
The Budapest Operation (29 October 1944-13 February 1945): An Operational-Strategic Study examines in detail the Red Army's operations on the approaches to Budapest and the city's ultimate capture following a long siege. By mid-October the Soviets were poised to continue the offensive into Hungary and its capital of Budapest, the capture of which would clear the path for a subsequent advance into Austria and southern Germany. The first part of the study deals with the Red Army's arrival in central Hungary, following the successful conduct of the Iasi--Kishinev operation in late August 1944 and the subsequent development of the offensive through Romania, Bulgaria and eastern Yugoslavia.
This study examines the rapid advance to the outskirts of Budapest, where stubborn German-Hungarian resistance forced them to halt, after which the Soviets sought to surround the city, finally closing the