The Hungarian capital suffered immensly during the war, enduring a three-month siege, with much of the city destroyed, including the bridges over the Danube river.

Devastated Budapest, Hungary, 1945

As the Soviet forces moved closer, a veteran Hungarian artilleryman instructs his crew of teenage boys in operating the (Bofors 88?) artillery piece on the outskirts of Budapest, winter 1944-1945.

Old and Young Defenders of Budapest, 1944-1945

Hungarian artillery is awaiting the coming Soviet offensive during the siege of Budapest, winter 1944-1945. The fighting's  ferocity is compared by some observes to that of the Battle of Stalingrad.