Operation Konrad was the
German-
Hungarian effort to relieve the encircled garrison of
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
during the
Battle of Budapest
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 Budap ...
in January 1945. The operation was divided into three parts:
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Operation Konrad I - 1 January 1945 - Led by
IV SS Panzer Corps from
Tata. Halted near
Bicske
Bicske (; la, Lusomana or ) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary. Its name is also spelled ''Bykche'', ''Biccke'', ''Bykcze'', ''Biczke'', and ''Bitske''. It is around west of Budapest. Its administration has undergone many changes; it has been ...
.
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Operation Konrad II - 7 January 1945 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps from
Esztergom
Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Dan ...
. Halted at
Pilisszentkereszt.
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Operation Konrad III - 17 January 1945 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps and
III Panzer Corps
III Army Corps was a corps level formation of the German Army during World War II.
III Army Corps
The III Corps was formed in October 1934 as III. Armeekorps. The corps took part in Fall Weiss, the 1939 invasion of Poland as a part of Army Gro ...
from south of Budapest near
Székesfehérvár.
Attempt to encircle ten
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
divisions. Halted south of
Ercsi.
See also
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1st Panzer Division - Part of relief force
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IV SS Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
*
III Panzer Corps
III Army Corps was a corps level formation of the German Army during World War II.
III Army Corps
The III Corps was formed in October 1934 as III. Armeekorps. The corps took part in Fall Weiss, the 1939 invasion of Poland as a part of Army Gro ...
- Part of relief force
*
IX SS Mountain Corps - Besieged in Budapest
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Hungarian Third Army
The Hungarian Third Army ( hu, 3. magyar hadsereg) was a field army in the Royal Hungarian Army that saw action during World War II.
Commanders
* Lieutenant General Elemér Gorondy-Novák from 1 March 1940 to 1 November 1941
* Lieutenant General ...
- Besieged in Budapest
References
External links
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Military operations of World War II involving Germany
Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War
Battles involving Hungary
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