2 Jul 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- 41 P-51s, temporarily in Italy while en route from the USSR to the UK during an Operation Frantic shuttle mission, joined Fifteenth Air Force fighters in escorting Fifteenth Air Force bombers against targets in the Budapest, Hungary area, claiming 9 aircraft destroyed and suffering 4 losses. ww2dbase [Operation Frantic | P-51 Mustang | Budapest | DS]
10 Jul 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Raoul Wallenberg reported to the Swedish embassy in Budapest, Hungary as a secretary; in this role he would issue protective passports and commit in other acts that would save the lives of thousands of Jews. ww2dbase [Raoul Wallenberg | Budapest | CPC]
19 Jul 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Raoul Wallenberg might have met with Adolf Eichmann at the Hotel Majestic in Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Raoul Wallenberg | Adolf Eichmann | Budapest | CPC]
16 Oct 1944
Photo(s) dated 16 Oct 1944
Photo(s) dated 16 Oct 1944
22 Oct 1944
Photo(s) dated 22 Oct 1944
Photo(s) dated 22 Oct 1944
23 Oct 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Hungarian and German soldiers rounded up Jews in the city of Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Budapest | CPC]
28 Oct 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Hannah Szenes was tried for treason against Hungary. ww2dbase [Hannah Szenes | Budapest | CPC]
2 Nov 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Soviet units entered the suburbs of Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
7 Nov 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Hannah Szenes was executed by firing squad in Hungary. ww2dbase [Hannah Szenes | Budapest | CPC]
23 Dec 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Adolf Eichmann fled Budapest, Hungary before dawn. ww2dbase [Adolf Eichmann | Budapest | CPC]
24 Dec 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Fighting between German and Soviet forces began inside of Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | CPC]
26 Dec 1944
Hungary
Hungary
- Soviet armies surrounded Budapest, beginning a siege on the Hungarian capital that would last 102 days. More than a million civilians were trapped in the city during the fighting. By the time the city surrendered in Apr 1945, the Russians had lost 80,000 troops killed and 240,000 wounded; the Germans and Hungarians 38,000 dead and 62,000 wounded; 38,000 civilians had perished. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | AC]
13 Jan 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- Raoul Wallenberg approached troops of 7th Guards Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front in Budapest, Hungary and requested to meet with Marshal Rodion Malinovsky in regards to the 7,000 Jews in Pest who were under his care. ww2dbase [Raoul Wallenberg | Budapest | CPC]
16 Jan 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- Soviet foreign office in Budapest, Hungary told Sweden that Raoul Wallenberg was in Soviet custody. ww2dbase [Raoul Wallenberg | Budapest | CPC]
17 Jan 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- The encircled Axis garrison in Budapest, Hungary withdrew across the Danube River to Buda. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
- Raoul Wallenberg was transferred out of Budapest, Hungary for Moscow, Russia by the order of Joseph Stalin's deputy Nikolai Bulganin. ww2dbase [Raoul Wallenberg | Budapest | CPC]
18 Jan 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- German forces launched an offensive from around Lake Balaton, aimed at relieving the Budapest encirclement in Hungary. Meanwhile, Soviet forces liberated the Budapest ghetto. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
4 Feb 1945
Photo(s) dated 4 Feb 1945
Photo(s) dated 4 Feb 1945
5 Feb 1945
Photo(s) dated 5 Feb 1945
Photo(s) dated 5 Feb 1945
10 Feb 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- A breakout attempt by the remaining 16,000 Axis troops in Budapest, Hungary failed, with most of the men being captured or killed. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
12 Feb 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- Richard Kauder, a German military intelligence officer stationed in Budapest, Hungary, was arrested for suspicion of planning an escape to Switzerland as he was caught leaving the city with cash, jewelry, and his stamp collection. ww2dbase [Budapest | CPC]
13 Feb 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- Soviet troops captured Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
6 Mar 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- German 2.Panzerarmee and 6.SS-Panzerarmee launched a counterattack toward Budapest, Hungary to relieve the city and to destroy the Hungarian oil supplies nearby to prevent Soviet use. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
16 Mar 1945
Hungary
Hungary
- Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front threw two fresh armies against the German attack towards Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Budapest Strategic Offensive Operation | Budapest | TH]
26 Nov 1947
Hungary
Hungary
- Gusztáv Jány passed away in Budapest, Hungary. ww2dbase [Gusztáv Jány | Budapest | CPC]
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