Table of Contents
Introduction 5
What is this Book? 6
Campaign Overview 7
The Royal Hungarian Army 9
Glossary of Hungarian Terms 9
Fighting for Transylvania 11
Scenario 1 Hold the Ojtózi Pass 13
Aftermath 15
The Battle of Tordá 16
The Red Army Arrives 18
Direct Assault on Tordá 18
Scenario 2 Into the Valley of Death 20
Aftermath 24
Counter-attack at Debrecen 25
Operation Debrecen 27
Coup in Budapest 28
Scenario 3 Operation Debrecen 30
Aftermath 31
Encirclement 33
A Phone Call With Stalin 34
Operation Budapest 36
Fortress Kecskemét 36
Scenario 4 Flak Regiment 133 37
Aftermath 39
Breakout Under Moonlight 39
Chaotic Retreat 39
The Attila Line 41
Scenario 5 The Attila Line 42
Aftermath 44
Breakthrough at Pestszentimre 45
Scenario 6 Counter-attack at Pestszentimre 46
Aftermath 48
Enter the 3rd Ukrainian Front 48
Festung Budapest 50
SS IX Mountain Corps 52
Scenario 7 The Back Door Left Open 54
Aftermath 57
The First Assault on Pest 58
Scenario 8 Street Fighting in Pest 60
Aftermath 62
Block by Block 62
Scenario 9 Withdrawal Across the Danube 64
Aftermath 67
Relief Attempts 68
Scenario 10 Operation Konrad I 70
Aftermath 72
Operation Konrad II 72
Scenario 11 Operation Konrad III 73
Aftermath 75
Last Stand in Buda 76
Városmajor Grange 78
Scenario 12 Farkasréti Cemetery 80
Aftermath 83
Scenario 13 The Buda Hills 84
Aftermath 86
Scenario 14 Supply Drop 88
Aftermath 91
The End is Nigh 91
Scenario 15 The Last Redoubt 92
Aftermath 94
The Breakout Attempt 96
Sacrificed for the Reich 99
Operation Spring Awakening 100
Hitler's Last Gamble 101
Scenario 16 Death Ride of the Panzers 102
Aftermath 104
German New Units 105
Infantry Squads and Teams 106
Infantry 106
Vehicles 109
Tanks 109
Hungarian New Units 111
Infantry Squads and Teams 112
Infantry 112
Artillery 119
Vehicles 121
Tanks and Tank Destroyers 121
Soviet New Units 125
Infantry Squads and Teams 126
Infantry 126
Vehicles 127
Tanks 127
Transports 128
Romanian New Units 131
Infantry Squads and Teams 132
Infantry 132
Vehicles 133
Tanks 133
New Theatre Selectors 134
Germany 135
Panzer Kampfgruppe Armoured Platoon 135
1944-45 Panzergrenadier Reinforced Platoon 137
Panzer Reconnaissance Reinforced Platoon 138
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery Reinforced Platoon 139
IV SS Panzer Corps Armoured Platoon 140
6th SS Panzer Army Armoured Platoon 141
Hungary 142
Carpathian Mountains Border Guards Reinforced Platoon 142
Assault Artillery Battery Armoured Platoon 144
Hungarian Armoured Field Division Armoured Platoon 147
Hungary & Germany 148
Budapest Pocket Defenders Reinforced Platoon 148
Soviet Union 150
Urban Assault Group Reinforced Platoon 150
Guards Mechanised Brigade Armoured Platoon 152
Forward Detachment Reconnaissance Party Reinforced Platoon 153
Soviet Anti-tank Strongpoint Reinforced Platoon 154
Romania 155
1944 Allied Romanian Infantry Division Reinforced Platoon 155
Additional Special Rules 157
City Fighting 158
The City as a Battlefield 159
Rubble 159
Buildings 160
Roads and Open Ground 160
Sewer Movement 160
Command and Control in a City Fight 160
City Siege Assets 161
Snow and Mud 163
Snow 163
Mud 164
Minefields 164
Minefield Rules 164
Clearing Minefields 166
Credits 168
Bibliography 168
