{"product_id":"hungarian-soldier-vs-soviet-soldier-9781472845658","title":"Hungarian Soldier vs Soviet Soldier","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 26 June 1941, unidentified bombers attacked the Hungarian town of Kassa, prompting Hungary to join its Axis partners in Operation \u003ci\u003eBarbarossa\u003c\/i\u003e, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. Hungary's contribution to \u003ci\u003eBarbarossa\u003c\/i\u003e was designated the Carpathian Group, its most powerful component being the Mobile Corps, which fielded motorized rifle, cavalry, bicycle and light armoured troops. The Hungarians faced Soviet forces belonging to the Kiev Military District, deployed in four armies along a 940km-long front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the defeated side in World War I, Hungary had seen its borders redrawn and its armed forces constrained by treaty, but was determined to recover territories lost to adjoining countries. When Hungary decided to participate in Operation \u003ci\u003eBarbarossa\u003c\/i\u003e, however, the Royal Hungarian Army was deployed in the Soviet Union and not against its neighbours. Meanwhile, the Red Army, while remaining among the most formidable armies of the era, had been seriously weak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408765329751,"sku":"9781472845658","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472845658.jpg?v=1730504122","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hungarian-soldier-vs-soviet-soldier-9781472845658","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}