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Such a move would undoubtedly cause a crisis within the Hungarian government, which would be forced to sue for peace. His intention was to seize the Hungarian city of Debrecen and advance to the Tisza River. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was intent on punishing Hungary for the untold misery and destruction the Hungarian Army had helped Hitler’s forces inflict on the Soviet people for four long years. Similarly, if Prague could be held it would prevent the enemy getting into Germany. It was now vital to hold Hungary to stop the Soviets swinging into Austria and taking Vienna. Further to the south, despite the disastrous defection of Romania, the Carpathian Mountains had slowed the Red Army. This placed it firmly on the road to Berlin. In the West the Allies had liberated Paris, Brussels and Antwerp, while in the east Minsk and Kiev had been liberated and the Red Army was only just halted before Warsaw. For a complete list of Pen & Sword titles please contact Pen & Sword Books Limited 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England E-mail: Website: Contents Introduction Photograph Sources Chapter OneĮrman dictator Adolf Hitler and his generals, looking at their situation maps in the late summer of 1944, knew the tide of war was unrelentingly against them. Pen & Sword Books Ltd incorporates the imprints of Pen & Sword Archaeology, Atlas, Aviation, Battleground, Discovery, Family History, History, Maritime, Military, Naval, Politics, Railways, Select, Social History, Transport, True Crime, Claymore Press, Frontline Books, Leo Cooper, Praetorian Press, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing and Wharncliffe. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing.
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ISBN 978 147387 732 0 eISBN 978 1 47387 734 4 Mobi ISBN 978 1 47387 733 7 The right of Anthony Tucker-Jones to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. If there are unintentional omissions, please contact the publisher in writing, who will correct all subsequent editions. THE BATTLE FOR BUDAPEST 1944–1945 RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WARTIME ARCHIVESįirst published in Great Britain in 2016 by PEN & SWORD MILITARY an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS Text copyright © Anthony Tucker-Jones, 2016 Photographs copyright © as credited, 2016 Every effort has been made to trace the copyright of all the photographs. The Turán saw extensive combat with several Hungarian armoured divisions during the Battle for Budapest. A factory worker in Budapest maintaining a Hungarian-built Turán tank.