Battle of Mezőtúr | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany Hungary | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kurt Knispel | Ivan S. Konev | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
503rd Heavy Tank Battalion | Red Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50 tanks | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
no reliable estimates | no reliable estimates |
The Battle of Mezőtúr was a tank battle between the Red Army and the Wehrmacht in Hungary during World War II, in which panzer ace Kurt Knispel saw further action.
Battle[]
The Red Army advanced into Hungary, facing the Wehrmacht in every town they neared. The 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion, led by Nordwin von Diest-Körber, fought against the advancing Russians near the Hungarian town of Mezőtúr, with Russian and German tanks clashing again. Famous German tank ace Kurt Knispel saw action here, but the Russians defeated the Germans and destroyed several German Tiger Tanks and Panzers.