Operation Konrad
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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.[2] 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.[3] Attempt to encircle ten Soviet divisions. Halted south of Ercsi.