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Here Comes a Sea of Red
Perhaps no battle produced more bloodshed and violence than the Siege of Budapest. Budapest is the capital of Hungary and the largest Hungarian city. The battle that began towards the latter part of World War 2, lasted just over 100 days from late November 1944 to early February 1945. The battle was between the Hungarians and Germans in Budapest who were guarding the city and the Russian “Red Army”, perhaps the largest army in history. The Russians surrounded the city and its inhabitants.
As a red sea stormed Budapest it carried over 1000,000 marchers (soldiers) flooding the borders. Budapest under siege contained over 70,800,00 trapped inside, a number consisting of soldiers from Germany, Hungary and a mix of innocents. As Adolph Hitler learned of his troops confined to the city of Budapest he ordered that the battle be fought to the ultimate death. Many believe the siege was Joseph Stalin flexing his muscle and showing off to the other powers around the world. Two Russian negotiators were sent into Budapest, but did not return. Those held in the city claimed the messenger’s death was a mishap, but the Russians begged to differ.
A mishap or not the Red Army was now ready to unleash on Budapest. Unleash they did and having no answer for the swarm, the Budapest inhabitants hit the hills in hopes of dodging the attack. As a counter the German’s struck with Operation Konrad a defense tactic that failed, as the Soviets piled on more troops and a greater attack. Shortly after this they attempted again to halt the Russian’s siege of a Budapest airport, that failed attack was called Operation Konrad II and the loss of the airport proved detrimental, as weapons and other supplies became scarce. A third attempt of Operation Konrad was foiled again as the German’s attempt to siege Russian troops failed.
As the war in Budapest flowed deeper in to the city, so did the blood. The Danube River, which ran through Budapest, froze and now nothing of use (food and weapons) could come in. The river was not the only thing freezing the bitter cold of Budapest caused hard times for the troops. The more advanced Russians, although affected by the temperatures too were able to continue their attacks. In what became more of a battle of power between Hitler and Stalin, the Germans attempted to attack Russian supplies, but lack of their own supplies made them fall short. Relentless, Hitler would not surrender and many of his troops lost their lives. Going against Hitler, the German general Waffen lead his troops away from the siege, but unfortunately in to the fire of the waiting Red Army.
For more information on Budapest, Hungary, visit http://www.budapestblog.net and http://www.hungarymicroblog.com.
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