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

Without heavy weaponry and suffering heavy casualties, the Hungarians bravely held back the Soviet tanks with improvised methods for a while, but the odds in numbers and equipment were badly stacked against them. May God rest all the fallen soldiers on both sides.

Honved retreat, 1943

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.