The Budapest Siege

Grenadiers of the 3.SS-Panzer-Division “Totenkopf” take cover from incoming artillery somewhere in Hungary.March 1945
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Sdkfz 251 halftrack with mg42 moving near a shooted out burning truck in the Pilis mountain
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1945 march:small group Waffen SS panzergrenadier who survived the breakout marching near a small village in the Dunántúl to Wien
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Waffen SS soldier from the 8th cavalry “Florian Geyer” at the foreground of Budapest.december of 1944
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The IV. SS Panzer Corps and army(1,3,3.SS,5.SS battalion) weekly status report 20-21 january of 1945

Battalion figthers number: maximum 6450
Panzer IV: 24
Panther: 59
Tiger: 2
Jagdpanzer: 25
Stug: 17
7,5 Pak: 38
Light artillery unit: 18
Heavy artillery unit: 19
Mobilty: 57%
Fightning rate: II. class

The III. Panzer Corps and army(23rd,4th cavalry,2.royal hungarian,1.royal hungarian battalion) weekly status report 20. of january 1945

Battalion figthers number: maximum 5400
Panzer IV: 28+3
Panther: 6
Tiger: -
Jagdpanzer: 9+7
Stug: 12
7,5 Pak: 26
Light artillery unit: 22
Heavy artillery unit: 4
Mobilty: in the 23: 65% in the 2.royal hungarian: 50%
Fightning rate: in the 23 II.class;in the 4th cavalry II.class;in the 2nd royal hungarian IV.class;in the 1st royal hungarian IV.class
Total Fightning Rate: III.class

88 AA gun at the foreground of Budapest
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Soviet Katyushas shooting Budapest
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Destroyed Soviet M4A2 Sherman at Székesfehérvár.Operation Konrad
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The “Gruppe Holste” (4th hungarian cavalry,2nd royal hungarian,under the command the IV SS Panzer Corps) weekly status report 27. of january 1945

Battalion figthers number: maximum 2450
Panzer IV: 14
Panther: 10
Tiger: -
Jagdpanzer: 1
Stug: 4
7,5 Pak: 4
Light artillery unit: 7
Heavy artillery unit: 2
Mobilty: -
Fightning rate: in the 4th cavalry II.class;in the 2nd royal hungarian IV.class
Total Fightning Rate: III.class

The “Gruppe Pape” (1st panzer scouts,25th royal hungarian battalion) weekly status report 27. of january 1945

Battalion figthers number: maximum 3600
Panzer I: -
Panther: -
Tiger: -
Jagdpanzer: -
Stug: -
7,5 Pak: 18
Light artillery unit: 6
Heavy artillery unit: 1
Mobilty: in the 1st panzer scouts 65%;in the 25th hungarian 80%
Fightning rate: in the 1st panzer scouts I.class;in the 25th royal hungarian IV.class
Total Fightning Rate: III.class

The “Gruppe von Roden” (“Gruppe Martini”,25th royal hungarian infantry battalion) weekly status report 10. of february 1945

Battalion figthers number: maximum 2850
Panzer IV: 7
Panther: 13
Tiger: -
Jagdpanzer: -
Stug: -
7,5 Pak: 22
Light artillery unit: 1
Heavy artillery unit: 2
Mobilty: in the “Gruppe Martini” 100%;in the 25th royal hungarian infantry 80%
Fightning rate: in the “Gruppe Martini” II.class;in the 25th royal hungarian infantry III.class
Total Fightning Rate: II. - III.class

SdKfz 7/1 2cm Waffen SS flak firing ground targets
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Messerschmitt BF 110 fighters flight over Budapest
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Hungarian defense projection in Pilisszentkereszt
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The I. Panzer corps report of the vehicles from 15 of january to 15 of february 1945

                               15th of january    -      15th of february            

Panzer IV: 9 (16) 1 (13)
Panther: 12 (38) 8 (61)
StuG. III: 1 (2) 0 (2)
Marder: 7 (11) 0 (8)
Nashorn: 3 (4) 0 (4)
Pz. Beob.Wg. III: 3 (3) 0 (3)
Sd.Kfz. 250: 12 (17) 9 (15)
Sd.Kfz. 251: 55 (80) 54 (76)
le. Pz.Sp.W. : 2 (4) 3 (4)
s. Pz.Sp.W. : 2 (5) 2 (5)
Hummel: 13 (18) 9 (17)
Total: 119 (198) 86 (208)

The III. Panzer corps report of the vehicles from 15 of january to 10 of february 1945

15th of january - 10 of february
Panzer IV: 15(19) 9
Panzer IV/70: 9(12) ?
Panther: 12(44) 9
StuG. III: 9(10) 2
StuG. IV: 0(1) ?
Jagdpanzer IV: 5(9) ?
Aufkl. auf Fgst. : 14(24) ?
Pz. Beob. Wg. III: 2(5) ?
Sd.Kfz. 250: 46(61) ?
Sd.Kfz. 251: 74(116) ?
le. Pz.Sp.W. : (23) ?
Wespe: 8(11) ?
Hummel: 3(6) ?
Total: (341) ?

The 3rd Waffen SS Division “Totenkopf” report of the vehicles from 15 of january to 15 of february 1945

15th of january - 15 of february
Panzer IV: 10(21) 13(17)
Panther: 7(24) 11(16)
Tiger E: 4(11) No Data
StuG. III: 15(31) 12(17)
Jagd-panzer IV: 6(15) 2(7)
Pz. Beob.Wg. III és IV: 2(4) 1 (3)
Sd.Kfz. 250: 22(29) 21(28)
Sd.Kfz. 251: 42(52) 37(53)
le. Pz.Sp.W. : 4(6) 4(6)
s. Pz.Sp.W. : 3(4) 3(4)
Wespe: 7(8) 4(5)
Hummel: 8(10) 5(9)
Total: 129(214) ?

The 4th cavalrybrigade report of the vehicles from 16 of january to 10 of february 1945

StuG. III: 8(21) 8
Jagdpanzer IV: ? 8
Panzer II: No Data No Data
Luchs: No Data No Data
Sd.Kfz. 250: No Data No Data

The 6th Panzer Armee commanders giving orders near the Balaton lake
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Aufkl. auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw. 38(t)
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The last defense lines:Waffen SS “Wiking” soldiers in the foxhole before leave the country
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The 2nd Hungarian Royal Army Panzer Division report of the vehicles from 16 january 1945 to 10 february 1945

Panzer IV: 27 (32) 16
Panther: No Data 0
38 M Toldi II: No Data No Data
38 M Toldi IIA: No Data No Data
Csaba: No Data No Data
Nimród: No Data No Data

The 5th Waffen SS PanzerDivision “Wiking” report of the vehicles from 15 of january to 15 of february 1945

Panzer IV: 3(10) 3(4)
Panther: 5(18) 8(18)
Stug IV: 0(5) 1(5)
Jagdpanzer IV: 2(13) 0(10)
Pz. Beob. Wg. III: 2(3) 2(3)
Sd.Kfz. 250: 32(51) 20(40)
Sd.Kfz. 251: 107(130) 67(145)
le. Pz.Sp.W. : 5(7) 3(6)
s. Pz.Sp.W. : 1(1) 0(1)
Wespe: 10(12) 6(11)
Hummel: 3(4) 2(4)
Total:170(254) 112(247)

The “Balck armygroup” self sufficient Panzercorps vehicle report 16 of january - 15 february 1945

24/I.Panzer Class
Panther: No Data No Data
219. Assault Panzer class
Sturmpanzer IV: 11(22) 9(20)
303.Assault Artillery Brigade
Stug III. : No Data 11(20)
351.Flamethrower Panzer Company
Panzer III.(Flammpanzer): No Data No Data
509.Heavy Armoured Class
Tiger B: 42(45) No Data
“Feldherrnhalle” Heavy Armoured Class
Tiger B: 5(23) No Data

Video: Leutnant von Rosen in King Tiger 300 and newly refit s.Pz.Abt. 503 prepare to leave for Hungary, 15 October 1944 (from 0:38)
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The report of the 23rd Panzer Division vehicles from 15 of january to 16 of february 1945

Panzer IV: 3(14) 3(19)
Panzer IV/70: - 4(7)
Panther: 2(26) 12(38)
StuG. III: 4(9) 3(9)
Jagdpanzer IV: 9(14) 12(15)
Pz. Beob. Wg. III és IV: 1(4) 3(5)
Sd.Kfz. 250: 36(47) 35(43)
Sd.Kfz. 251: 37(48) 34(46)
le. Pz.Sp.W. : 8(10) 7(15)
s. Pz.Sp.W. : 2(2) 4(5)
Wespe: 5(13) 8(13)
Hummel: 2(6) 3(6)
Total:109(193) 128(221)

The report of other weapons of the 5th Panzer Division “Wiking” 15th of january 1945
Key:Available;Operational;Needed

Commander’s Panzer IV. : -;-;3
Commander’s Panther: 2;1;4
Flak Panzer: -;-;8
Ammunition supplier Panzer II. : 3;3;-
Ammunition supplier Panzer IV. : -;-;2
Pioneer Panzer III. : -;-;?
Pioneer Panther: 6;5;-
Light armoured scout car: 7;5;-
Heavy armoured scout car: 1;1;-

Rifles&Carbines: 9969;-;-
Pistols: No Data
Submachineguns: 833;-;?
Italian submachineguns: 217;-;-
Sturmgewehr 44 automatic carbines: 45;-;555
Light machineguns:525;-;485
Heavy machineguns: 98;-;64

8cm medium mortar: 45;-;17
12cm heavy mortar: 30;-;-
7,5cm light infantry cannon: 15;-;-
15cm heavy infantry cannon: 6;-;-
15 cm heavy self propelling cannon: 5;-;7
7,5cm heavy armor crusher cannon: 19;-;9
Grenade launcher rider for rifle: No Data

2cm AA gun: 35;-;15
4 tube 2cm AA gun: 5;-;8
3,7cm AA gun:18;-;-
8,8cm AA gun:12;-;6
10,5cm light camp howitzer: 24;-;1
15cm heavy camp howitzer: 12;-;-
10cm mortar: 4;-;-