26 Dec 1944 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. 31 Dec 1944 The Hungarian Provisional Government switched sides and declared war on Germany.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 23:00:00 +0000