Operation Konrad

Operation Konrad was the German-Hungarian effort to relieve the encircled garrison of Budapest during the Battle of Budapest in January 1945. The operation was divided into three parts:

• Operation Konrad I - 1 January 1945 - Attack by IV SS-Panzerkorps from Tata. Halted near Bicske.
• Operation Konrad II - 7 January 1945 - Attack by IV.SS-Panzerkorps from Esztergom. Halted near Budaörs airfield.
• Operation Konrad III - 17 January 1945 - Attack by IV.SS-Panzerkorps and III. Panzerkorps from south of Budapest. Attempt to encircle ten Soviet divisions.

See also

• German 1st Panzer Division - Part of relief force
• IV SS Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
• III Corps (Germany) - Part of relief force
• IX Waffen Mountain Corps of the SS (Croatian) - Besieged in Budapest
• Hungarian Third Army - Besieged in Budapest