Un Village Hongrois... ETO (id:#62309)

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Szentlorinc, Hungary 1944-12-02 (2 others)

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"A Village in Hungary..." - In autumn 1944, the armed forces of the Reich appeared to have somehow stabilized the situations on its main fronts of East Prussia, the Netherlands and Italy. To achieve that result, it had degraded its forces in less critical areas. Such was the case on the Danube, north of Belgrade, which had been liberated in October. Here, Tito’s partisans and the Russians of the 3rd Ukrainian Front had struggled to expand their bridgehead, with the Germans drawing all available forces to oppose them, such as Hungarian police, the 71st Infantry Division (withdrawn from Italy) and the 31st SS Grenadier Division “Freiwillingen”. The latter, which had “Voluntary” as its name, had not even completed its training and not all of its recruits were even armed. In short, on 26th November, the Russian riflemen thrust westwards, and well supported by armor and artillery, the Axis situation in the Balkans disintegrated. A series of desperate battles broke out around town with names now forgotten.

Defender: German (Elements 71st Infantry Division)  

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