Liberated Budapest through the eyes of Soviet photographers APR 24, 2021 RUSSIA BEYOND
13 Nazis tank divisions were trapped in the Hungarian capital but refused to surrender. The Red Army managed to beat them after 6 weeks of fighting, and on February 13, 1945, Soviet soldiers entered the city. Soviet photographers captured every moment on camera.
Street fighting Soviet machine gunners in Budapest Ruined streets Street fighting A blazing building Soviet troops enter the liberated city Soviet sappers work on streets A Jewish couple liberated from the Budapest ghetto Sappers at the Elizabeth Bridge in Budapest Nurses take care of the wounded Budapest Opera Soviet soldiers march in Budapest The ruins of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge and embankment next to it Hungarians wait for Soviet sappers to check a pontoon bridge The Hungarian parliament building Soviet flag on top of the Hungarian parliament Soviet soldiers with an accordion celebrate the city’s liberation Locals at the monument to Hungarian 19th century ruler Lajos Kossuth Anti-tank barriers on the Danube Locals talk to a Soviet soldier