Operation Panzerfaust, also known as Operation Eisenfaust in Germany, was a military operation in October 1944 by the German military. When Adolf Hitler received word that Hungary's Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy, was secretly negotiating his country's surrender to the looming Red Army, he sent commando leader Otto Skorzeny to Hungary. Hitler feared that Hungary's surrender would cut off a million German troops fighting the Soviet advance in the Balkan peninsula. Hitler redirects here. ... “Horthy” redirects here. ... For other organizations known as the Red Army, see Red Army (disambiguation). ... After Operation Greif, Otto Skorzeny was labelled the most dangerous man in Europe Otto Skorzeny (June 12, 1908 - July 6[1] 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. After fighting on the Eastern Front, he is known as the commando leader who rescued... ...

Otto Skorzeny, in a daring "snatch" codenamed Operation Panzerfaust, kidnapped Horthy's son Miklós Horthy, Jr.. His father was forced to abdicate as Regent. A pro-German government was installed in Hungary which fought along side Germany until April 1945 when German troops were driven out of Hungary by the Red Army. Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya II (in Hungarian, Horthy Miklós; February 14, 1907 – March 28, 1993) was the younger son of Hungarian regent Admiral Miklós Horthy and, until the end of World War II, a politician. ...

A total of 35 King Tigers were used to augment the German troops in Operation Panzerfaust. They helped SS troops and elite paratroopers storm the mountain fortress (actually the Royal Castle on a hill) in which Horthy was holed up along with those loyal to him. This included the cabinet of the then current Hungarian government. Horthy's defenders held for 30 minutes before they were ordered to surrender. The Horthy government had signed an armistice with the Soviets during the German invasion. In order to keep Hungary in the war, the Horthy government was completely dismantled. It was replaced by the "Hitler-faithful" Ferenc Szálasi government. General characteristics Length: (hull) 7. ... Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (January 6, 1897-March 12, 1946) was a Fascist and the Prime Minister of Hungary during the final days of Hungarys participation in World War II. Born the son of a soldier in Kassa, Szálasi followed in his fathers footsteps and...