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Beschreibung

This fully illustrated study assesses the Hungarian and Soviet forces that clashed repeatedly in 1941 during the Barbarossa campaign of World War II.

At the end of June 1941, following an aerial attack on the town of Kassa, Hungary joined its Axis partners in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Hungary's contribution to Barbarossa was spearheaded by the Mobile Corps, a formation made up of motorized riflemen, cavalry, bicycle troops and light armor. The Soviet forces facing the Hungarians belonged to the Kiev Military District, deployed in four armies along a front nearly 600 miles long. The Red Army, while remaining among the most formidable armies of the era, had been seriously weakened by successive purges, its shortcomings exposed by the Winter War against Finland in 1939-40. This fully illustrated study casts new light on the role played by the forces of Nazi Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front and explores the tactics and weaponry employed by the Hungarian and Soviet forces in the Barbarossa campaign, notably during the two sides' initial clashes, the desperate battle for Uman, and the Soviet counter-attack at the River Dniepr.

This fully illustrated study assesses the Hungarian and Soviet forces that clashed repeatedly in 1941 during the Barbarossa campaign of World War II.

At the end of June 1941, following an aerial attack on the town of Kassa, Hungary joined its Axis partners in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Hungary's contribution to Barbarossa was spearheaded by the Mobile Corps, a formation made up of motorized riflemen, cavalry, bicycle troops and light armor. The Soviet forces facing the Hungarians belonged to the Kiev Military District, deployed in four armies along a front nearly 600 miles long. The Red Army, while remaining among the most formidable armies of the era, had been seriously weakened by successive purges, its shortcomings exposed by the Winter War against Finland in 1939-40. This fully illustrated study casts new light on the role played by the forces of Nazi Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front and explores the tactics and weaponry employed by the Hungarian and Soviet forces in the Barbarossa campaign, notably during the two sides' initial clashes, the desperate battle for Uman, and the Soviet counter-attack at the River Dniepr.

Über den Autor
Péter Mujzer served in the Hungarian armed forces for 20 years and is now a military historian with a particular interest in Hungary's armed forces during World War II. He is the author of CBT 57 Hungarian Soldier vs Soviet Soldier for Osprey.
Zusammenfassung
Complements existing Osprey titles covering the armed forces and tactics of the period, notably CBT 007 German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman, CBT 028 German Soldier vs Soviet Soldier and CBT 044 Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Opposing Sides
Openaing Battles, 1-14 July 1941
Golovanevsk, 6 August 1941
Zaporozh'ye, 1-6 September 1941
Analysis
Aftermath
Unit Organizations
Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Combat
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472845658
ISBN-10: 147284565X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mujzer, Peter
Illustrator: Noon, Steve
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Combat
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 247 x 189 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Mujzer
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.07.2021
Gewicht: 0,265 kg
Artikel-ID: 118508628

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