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 - Led by IV SS Panzer Corps from Tata. 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. Attempt to encircle ten Soviet divisions. Halted south of Ercsi.

See also

  • 1st Panzer Division - Part of relief force
  • IV SS Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
  • III Panzer Corps - Part of relief force
  • IX SS Mountain Corps - Besieged in Budapest
  • Hungarian Third Army - Besieged in Budapest

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