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Name: Battle of Debrecen

Type: Event

Start: 1944 AD

End: 1944 AD

Parent: Soviet Invasion of Hungary

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Was a battle taking place 6-29 October 1944 on the Eastern Front in Hungary during World War II.

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  • October 1944: With support from the 5th Air Army, Pliyev's group took the town.
  • October 1944: With support from the Soviet 5th Air Army, Pliyev's group took the town of Hajdúszoboszló.
  • October 1944: By 14 October 1944, the German eastern line had fallen back 14 kilometers, with Oradea occupied by Malinovsky's forces.
  • October 1944: Germans are forced from Debrecen
  • October 1944: General Ivan Pliyev's Soviet forces captured Nyíregyháza in Hungary.
  • October 1944: On 11 October 1944, Soviet troops reached the outskirts of Debrecen.
  • October 1944: Nyíregyháza was captured by the Red Army.
  • October 1944: The German 23rd Panzer Division recaptured Nyíregyháza.

  • Selected Sources


  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.300
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.307
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