Operation Konrad
1945 Axis operation near Budapest, Hungary
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Operation Konrad was the German-Hungarian effort to relieve the encircled garrison of Budapest during the Battle of Budapest in January 1945.[1] The operation was divided into three parts:
- Operation Konrad I - 1 January 1945 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps from Tata.[citation needed] Halted near Bicske.
- Operation Konrad II - 7 January 1945 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps from Esztergom. Halted at Pilisszentkereszt.
- Operation Konrad III - 17 January 1945 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps and III Panzer Corps from south of Budapest near Székesfehérvár.[2] Attempt to encircle ten Soviet divisions. Halted south of Ercsi.
See also
- 1st Panzer Division - Part of relief force
- IV SS Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
- III Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
- IX SS Mountain Corps - Besieged in Budapest
- Hungarian Third Army - Besieged in Budapest
