The Budapest Siege

World War II German Military
#41

The report of other weapons of the 3rd Waffen SS Division “Totenkopf” 15th of january 1945
Key:Available;Operational;Needed

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

Rifles&Carbines: 9581;-;376
Pistols: 3316;-;443
Submachineguns: 879;-;-
Sturmgewehr 44 automatic carbines: 15;-;585
Light machineguns: 338;-;675
Heavy machineguns: 42;-;56

8cm medium mortar: 41;-;21
12cm heavy mortar: 28;-;-
7,5cm light infantry cannon: 10;-;-
15cm heavy infantry cannon: 11;-;1
15 cm heavy self propelling cannon: -;-;-
7,5cm heavy armor crusher cannon: 14;-;14
Grenade launcher rider for rifle: No Data;-;?

2cm AA gun: 29;-;21
4 tube 2cm AA gun: 9;-;4
3,7cm AA gun: 17;-;-
8,8cm AA gun: 17;-;1
10,5cm light camp howitzer: 22;-;3
15cm heavy camp howitzer: 12;-;-
10cm mortar: 4;-;-

#42

4 tube Flak from the 503. Panzer Division in the streets of Szolnok 18. Oktober 1944
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/7130/50318oktober1944.jpg
Kőnigstiger 200 column(from the 2nd company) with the commander’s tank(right) moving under the Castle of Budapest 1944
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7669/tiger2002ndcompanycomma.jpg
German soldiers in the Halászbástya (Fisher’s Tower)
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1811/halszbstya.jpg

#43

German motorized communicant walks into the reshuffled Alagút,(Tunnel)to the german headquarters december of 1944
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2641/tablo3ostrom6.jpg
German Sdkfz in the Kálvin square 1944
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6625/nemetekakalvinteren.jpg
German Krads advancing at the Halászbástya (Fisher’s Tower) 1944
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/193/admkepm15132136220240sz.jpg
Knocked out Kőnigstiger somewhere in Hungary spring of 1945
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4619/kingtigerdestroyed1945.jpg
Soviet Ilyushin 2 ground destroyer planes from the Soviet 5th Air Force above Budapest 1945
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3393/soviet5thairforceilyusi.jpg
Hungarian Pak unit somewhere in Budapest
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7879/magyartuzerekvalaholafr.jpg

#44

[b]The report of other weapons of the 23rd Panzer Divison Corpses 15th of january 1945
[/b]Key:Available;Operational;Needed

Commander’s Panzer III. : 1;1;-
Commander’s Panzer IV. : 1;-;4
Commander’s Panther: 1;-;5
Ammunition supplier Panzer IV. : 2;2;-
Pioneer Panzer III. : 1;1;1
Pioneer Panther: 6;4;-
Light armoured scout car: 10;8;-
Heavy armoured scout car: 2;2;14

Rifles&Carbines: 7646;-;126
Pistols: No Data
Submachineguns: 806;-;?
Sturmgewehr 44 automatic carbines: 216;-;?
Light machineguns: 452;-;340
Heavy machineguns: 63;-;3

8cm medium mortar: 54;-;-
12cm heavy mortar: 2;-;16
7,5cm light infantry cannon: 4;-;-
15 cm heavy infantry cannon: 4;-;-
15 cm heavy self propelling cannon: 5;-;3
7,5cm heavy armor crusher cannon: 22;-;?
Grenade launcher rider for rifle: No Data

2cm AA gun: 26;-;44
4 tube 2cm AA gun: 3;-;3
3,7cm AA gun: -;-;8
8,8cm AA gun: 6;-;6
10,5cm light camp howitzer: 12;-;1
15cm heavy camp howitzer: 9;-;-
10cm mortar: -;-;3

#45

The list of the German Hungarian forces in the 3rd tank battle in Székesfehérvár from jan 18 until 15 february 1945
Key:name of the army;Commander

South Armygroup - Otto Wöhler Infantry General
Balck Armygroup - Hermann Balck The panzerteam General
German 6th Army - Hermann Balck The panzerteam General
3rd Hungarian Royal Army - József Heszlényi colonel leader
The 2nd Hungarian Royal Corpses - István Kudriczy lieutenant general
The 3rd Panzercorpses - Hermann Breith the Panzer corpses commander
IV. Waffen SS Panzercorpses - Herbert Otto Gille SS Obergruppenführer
1st Panzer Division - Eberhardt Thunert Major General
The 2nd Royal Hungarian Panzer Division - Endre Zádor Colonel
3rd Panzer Division - Wilhelm Philipps lieutenant general (until 26th of january) then Wilhelm Söth Major General
The 3rd Waffen SS Panzer Division - Helmuth Becker SS Brigadeführer
4th cavalrybrigade - Rudolf Holste Major General
5th Waffen SS Panzer Division - Karl Ullrich SS Standartenführer
The Kampfgruppe of the 6th Panzer Division - Langenbruch Captain
The 23rd PanzerDivision - Jozef von Radowitz Major General
The 25th Royal Hungarian Infantry Division - Gyula Kalkó Staff Colonel
356th Infantry Class - Kühl Colonel

#46

The “Budapest” Shield
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7057/sam2581.jpg
Ferdherrnhalle Kingtiger in the Castle
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5518/kingtiger06.jpg
German Krad in the Castle behind a Schwimmwagen
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6500/69206724.jpg

#47

Tiger B from the 509. 3rd company destroy a soviet M4A2 Sherman
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1639/5093szzadtigerbdestroys.jpg

#48

Small kid on a unknown wrecked german tank
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6345/kidku.jpg
Childrens in a front of a knocked out Panther
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2562/kidse.jpg

#49

Italian Semovente assault gun if I’m not mistaking. The Germans took these over from the disarmed Italian Army and called them Sturmgeschütz M42(i) resp. M43(i) for the model with the 105mm gun.

#50

thanks!

#51

Here are some personal story from the enclosed city:

#52

remember of a assault gunner.november of 1944

“It was dark when we already over the defense line.A small flame isn’t manifest the operation.Once we feel with our legs we walk on a uneven textile material.The cloven dawn clear up the strange carpet of the ditch:dead german soldiers by way,fairly long the pit bottom.”

#53

Remember of a civilian. 23th of december 1944

“At the Budapest Opera has been granted the Aida.In the second act before it continues,an actor come up before the curtain wearing military uniform,and transmit to the semi-house public a greeting message from the Front Line.He represent his is very glad,becasue the public is much calm and hopeful than a few weeks before.He promise with comfortable conscience to Budapest staying hungarian,and there is no fear about our beautiful capitol”

#54

It’s my first visit to this thread and I really like all the photos. Thanks, imi. I am also interested in the Ostrom. Best wishes, Gv.

#55

Thanks hope you enjoy,and welcome to the forum!
imi

#56

Remember of a flag lieutnant 24th of december 1944

"The lieutenant colonel sent me to check out the closing position of the cannons in Budakeszi.Before at the Szépjuhászné nyereg area a lieutnant is unexpectedly stop me.It’s about 10:30 am.I get out from the car and he ask me:

  • Where are you going?
    I sad: - I going to Budakeszi
    -You are not going anywhere because you are in the first front line
    I sad:- What?
  • Check out your back there is the troops of the german SS.
    The lieutnant is ask of my two handgrenades because he hasn’t got a sidearm or any weapon"
#57

“A few street upper around of a german first aid location lash many shells in the same time by the russian heavy artillery.
They call the Division Of The Ferdherrnhalle Captaincy about the suspicious shooting,but the answer was: -the situation is unchanged,nothing about to worry.
No one believe the incoming hungarian medevac thesis,who hit by russian tanks a few kilometers from the western area.The german doctor called again the Captaincy who qualify a sick fantasy the thesis.
In that moment a nicked bullet bang before the building,break into shiver all the windows,and break the phone line.”

#58

Memoirs of a radical politician 24th of december 1944

“Until 12 pm we hear the cannons in our flat.Sometimes we hear submachineguns.
This is the most beautiful Christmas song.
May we liberated now?
I’m scared to describe.
But now I so happy because all of my family are together in Christmas even so the rascally laws.
God please help us,give to the end the domination of the evils.
Be the artillery stronger to the morning and lost this city at last.”

#59

Map of the movements under the siege
http://www.ww2incolor.com/hungary/8+Siege+Map_+Bp+COLOR+333.html

#60

Memoirs of a civilian 25th of december 1944

“After lunch we hear clashing sounds,like when a mass is scuttle.
I look out,before the house stopped a mass of german soldier.A german officer step out and ask me where are the russians?
He ask for a glass of water and announce me Budapest is enclosed.
Then they start scuttle away to the Széchenyi mountain and when they get before the house of number 71,a sudden shoot out is starting.”