German Perspective: Urban Combat Battle of Budapest (1944-45)
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In this video we look at a German experience report on the Battle of Budapest (1944-1945) about urban combat. It covers preparation, defensive lines, counterattack, logistics, wounded, civilians, Soviet tactics, houses, weapons, air supply and various other points. » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Panzer: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de Battle of Berlin - 16 Days in Berlin: https://nebula.tv/16daysinberlin »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Generalstab des Heeres, Ausbildungs-Abteilung (Chef): Kampfführung in Großstädten (Erfahrungen aus Budapest). H.Qu. OKH, 22.2.1945. Frieser, Karl-Heinz u. a.: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg 8: Die Ostfront 1943/44. Der Krieg im Osten und an den Nebenfronten. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt: München, Germany, 2011. Tessin: Band 14. Kast, Bernhard/Bergs, Christoph: Sturmzug. Tactics of the German Assault Platoon 44. Military History Group: London, UK, 2022. Wettstein, Adrian E.: Die Wehrmacht im Stadtkampf 1939-1942. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany, 2014. Ungváry, Krisztián: Battle for Budapest: 100 days in World War II. I.B. Tauris: London, UK, 2011. Glantz, David et al.: Slaugtherhouse: The Encyclopedia of the Eastern Front. Military Book Club: USA, 2002. Stahel, David: Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s Defeat in the East. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2011 (2009). #BattleOfBudapest,#GermanPerspective,#urbancombat 00:00 Intro 00:19 Context Siege of Budapest 01:02 The Source 02:05 Experience Report 02:13 Preparation 06:27 Military History Group 07:26 Combat Procedures 14:35 Final Remark
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