December 1944

Eastern Front

The 3rd Ukrainian Front tears a 60-mile hole in the 6th Army. Szekesfehervar and Bicske fall as the 4th Guards and 46th Armies push north toward Esztergom. Fierce counterattacks by the 8th Panzer Division are pushed aside. By dusk the fighting has spread into Esztergom, leaving only a narrow corridor open to the west. The 4th Guards Army, supporting the attacks of the 46th Army, sever roads and railway lines out of the city. Erd falls after serious fighting.