Lake Balaton Offensive

mgorze · Post by **mgorze** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:51 pm

Anyone have any information regarding this battle. My uncle participated in this campaign and I'm doing research. I believe it is near Budapest roughly during March of 1945. Also interested in which divisions fought there and the outcome.

thanks, Mark

Reb · Post by **Reb** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:24 pm

MGorze

See Michael Reynolds' "Men of Steel" (Iss pz k late war) and "Sons of the Reich" about II SS pz K.

Also "Firestorm in Last years of the war" by Tielke - much discussed and referenced - I'm looking for it myself.

cheers
Reb

Bittrich · Post by **Bittrich** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:22 pm

Reb,

I'd like to own Tiekes book also. Amazon currently have a few copies for about $40.00.

Reb · Post by **Reb** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:55 am

Bittrich

Thanks for the tip!

cheers
Reb

Tolga Alkan · Post by **Tolga Alkan** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:54 am

Hello,

Also look at Georg Maier's "Drama between Budapest and Vienna" published in English by Fedorowicz.

Jan-Hendrik · Post by **Jan-Hendrik** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:05 pm

In german language this book is nearly unaffordable

Jan-Hendrik

Bittrich · Post by **Bittrich** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:49 pm

Reb,

No problem and good luck.

Tolga Alkan · Post by **Tolga Alkan** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:12 am

Jan-Hendrik wrote:In german language this book is nearly unaffordable

Jan-Hendrik

Personally I don't own that book;looks very promising.Could you give us more details?

Jan-Hendrik · Post by **Jan-Hendrik** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:15 am

Well , I know someone ( I will not mention his name , gelle Jan ? ) who had it ! But this **** sold it at E-Bay for over 350 Euronen

My book budget does not allow such large transactions at the moment

Jan-Hendrik

michael kenny · Post by **michael kenny** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:38 am

The book has no first hand combat reports. It is mainly Unit movement and location/strength reports. Along the lines of :

"8 Armee: Prevent an enemy breakthrough on the army's right wing in the March Plain to the Northwest towards Korneuburg"

So unless you want detailed OOB's, movement and original orders it would not interest you.

Reb · Post by **Reb** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:57 am

Michael

"So unless you want detailed OOB's, movement and original orders it would not interest you."

Whew - that's enough to get me saliviating.

cheers
Reb

mgorze · Post by **mgorze** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:01 pm

Thanks everyone...I will start looking for these books.

Mark

Michate · Post by **Michate** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:51 am

The book has no first hand combat reports. It is mainly Unit movement and location/strength reports. Along the lines of :

"8 Armee: Prevent an enemy breakthrough on the army's right wing in the March Plain to the Northwest towards Korneuburg"

So unless you want detailed OOB's, movement and original orders it would not interest you.

Seems to be exactly my favourite kind of books.

Jan-Hendrik, have a try at interlibrary loan GVK Plus (4 weeks loan time for 1 Euro

).

Jan-Hendrik · Post by **Jan-Hendrik** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:57 am

Well , will try this when holidays end and I have access to my Uni-Bibliothek again

Right kind of material for me ...

Jan-Hendrik

Tolga Alkan · Post by **Tolga Alkan** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:43 am

Jan-Hendrik wrote:Well , I know someone ( I will not mention his name , gelle Jan ? ) who had it ! But this **** sold it at E-Bay for over 350 Euronen

My book budget does not allow such large transactions at the moment

Jan-Hendrik

Wow,the English edition is being sold at 100 USD from amazon.com at the moment.