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During the Second World War, the Germans could not do much to improve the heavy industries of their allies. In Europe, besides the Italians, only the Hungarians managed to put resources and time into actual tank production, albeit in limited scope. They did so under the leadership of Admiral Miklós Horthy, who aligned Hungary with Nazi Germany, partially motivated by Hungary's territorial ambitions. Despite having a limited pool of armored vehicles, the Hungarians managed to achieve success against neighbouring nations such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Things turned out differently after the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. As the invasion progressed, the Hungarian armored units suffered extremely heavy losses and, by the end of the year, nearly all AFVs were lost. As the Germans desperately needed more men for the upcoming 1942 offensive, they supplied the Hungarians with over 100 tanks. These included 22 Panzer IV Ausf.Fs and, in 1942, these were by far the best tanks that the Hungarian Army operated.
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L. Ness (2002) World War II Tanks, HarperCollins Publishers
P. Chamberlain and C. Ellis (1977) Axis Combat Vehicles, Arco Publishing Company
B. Adam, E. Miklos, S. Gyula (2006) A Magyar Királyi Honvédség külföldi gyártású páncélos harcjárművei 1920-1945, Petit Real
N. Thomas and L. P. Szabo (2010) The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II, Osprey.
A. T. Jones (2013) Armored Warfare and Hitler’s Allies 1941-1945, Pen and Sword
Bojan B. Dumitrijević and Dragan Savić (2011) Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu,, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
P. Mujzer (2018) Operational History Of The Hungarian Armored Forces in World War II, Kagero
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During the Second World War, the Germans could not do much to improve the heavy industries of their allies. In Europe, besides the Italians, only the Hungarians managed to put resources and time into actual tank production, albeit in limited scope. They did so under the leadership of Admiral Miklós Horthy, who aligned Hungary with Nazi Germany, partially motivated by Hungary's territorial ambitions. Despite having a limited pool of armored vehicles, the Hungarians managed to achieve success against neighbouring nations such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Things turned out differently after the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. As the invasion progressed, the Hungarian armored units suffered extremely heavy losses and, by the end of the year, nearly all AFVs were lost. As the Germans desperately needed more men for the upcoming 1942 offensive, they supplied the Hungarians with over 100 tanks. These included 22 Panzer IV Ausf.Fs and, in 1942, these were by far the best tanks that the Hungarian Army operated.
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Sources:
L. Ness (2002) World War II Tanks, HarperCollins Publishers
P. Chamberlain and C. Ellis (1977) Axis Combat Vehicles, Arco Publishing Company
B. Adam, E. Miklos, S. Gyula (2006) A Magyar Királyi Honvédség külföldi gyártású páncélos harcjárművei 1920-1945, Petit Real
N. Thomas and L. P. Szabo (2010) The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II, Osprey.
A. T. Jones (2013) Armored Warfare and Hitler’s Allies 1941-1945, Pen and Sword
Bojan B. Dumitrijević and Dragan Savić (2011) Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu,, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
P. Mujzer (2018) Operational History Of The Hungarian Armored Forces in World War II, Kagero
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An article by Marko P.
Narrated by Alben Bloomfield
Edited by @battlehammerwot
Sound edited by Alben Bloomfield
Music by @WhiteBatAudio
