Panzerschlacht! Armor Operations in Hungary, September-November, 1944

Panzerschlacht covers in detail the swirling, confusing and massive tank battles on the Hungarian Plains from September-November 1944 as the Russians attempted to trap and demolish the remains of two German armies. These battles include: Debrecen, Torda,Arad, the German counterattack with Tiger tanks, Gypsybaron, and the Hungarian armor divisions attack towards Lippa. The details of battle and unit composition shows how some German armor divisions with only 30 AFV, kept at bay, a Russian Corps'. The massive amount of armor in the battles equals that of Kursk 1943 and this is the only English language book to cover it with detailed maps. The book shows how the Hungarian armor units were the first to brake the Russian steamroller, allowing the Germans to redeploy. The Hungarian Plain is ideal tank country and proved to be chaotic as the hunter often became the hunted and vice versa.The book includes detailed Orders of Battles for both sides, unit composition showing how threadbare the German 8th Army really was. It remains, even today, a testament to the German war machine's ability to avoid Russian traps.

The Russians had hoped to cutoff the retreating German 6th Army, while destroying the remains of its 8th Army. It was a narrow escape for the Germans even though the Hungarian Plains would be Russian in the end. The next stop would come later: Budapest.