Budapest Offensiv, together with other Soviet Balkan offensivesm is covered by the green area in the south.

The Budapest Offensive was the general attack by Soviet forces to clear Germans and their allies from the territory of Hungary. The offensive lasted from 29 October 1944 till the fall of Budapest on 13 February 1945. The German forces that were ordered by Hitler to occupy Hungary, prevent its defection from the Axis camp and protect Germany's southern flank were defeated. Download high resolution version (1201x921, 283 KB)Soviet advances on the Eastern Front (WWII), 1943-08-01 to 1944-12-31 Drawn by User:Gdr File links The following pages link to this file: Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Eastern Front (World War II) Talk:Eastern Front (World War II... Download high resolution version (1201x921, 283 KB)Soviet advances on the Eastern Front (WWII), 1943-08-01 to 1944-12-31 Drawn by User:Gdr File links The following pages link to this file: Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Eastern Front (World War II) Talk:Eastern Front (World War II... 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Prelude

Having secured Romania in the summer Iassy-Kishinev Offensive, the Soviet forces continued their push in the Balkans. The Red Army occupied Bucharest on 31 August and then swept westward across the Carpathian Mountains into Hungary and southward into Bulgaria. In the process, the Red Army’s forces drew German reserves away from the Warsaw-Berlin central axis, encircled and destroyed the German Sixth Army (for the second time) and forced Army Group South Ukraine’s shattered Eighth Army to withdraw westward into Hungary. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 238 km² Population (2005) 1,924,959[1] Density 8,088 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Satellite image of the Carpathians. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: , Country  Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... The Sixth Army was a German field army which saw action in World War I and World War II. It is perhaps best known for its involvement in the Battle of Stalingrad. ... The German Eighth Army (German: ) was a World War I and World War II field army. ...

The offensive

From October the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ukrainian Fronts advanced into Hungary, besieged Budapest (which fell on 13 February), destroying German forces in the region. The Steppe Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. ... The Southwestern Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. ... The Southern Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In that period in the nearby operations the Red Army also advanced into Yugoslavia and occupied Belgrade in cooperation with Tito’s partisan forces. Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Yugoslav Partisan Flag The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during World War II, the Yugoslav Peoples Liberation War. ...

See also

• Operation Frühlingserwachen

Combatants Germany Hungary Soviet Union Bulgaria Commanders Josef Dietrich (6th SS Panzer Army) Fyodor Tolbukhin (3rd Ukrainian Front) Strength 140,000 900 AFVs 465,000 Casualties 14,818 32,899 Launched in great secrecy on 6 March 1945, the Lake Balaton Offensive was the last major German offensive launched during...

References

• David M. Glantz, The Soviet‐German War 1941–45: Myths and Realities: A Survey Essay.