Throughout the autumn of 1944, the Axis forces in the Carpathian Basin were fighting for their very existence. Campaign: Fortress Budapest will inspire and guide you through the entirety of this particular conflict and on to many more victories with your Bolt Action forces!
The Siege of Budapest, the Soviet invasion of Hungary that led up to it, and the desperate German offensives to relieve the city covered kilometres of frontline; these battles lasted eight months and involved hundreds of thousands of combatants.
What's in this book:
Packed with history Fortress Budapest contains complete scenarios, additional special rules, army lists, new units and of course the all-important complete theatre selectors.
Fighting for Transylvania:
- Scenario 1: Hold the Ojtózi Pass
The Battle of Tordá:
- The Red Army Arrives
- Direct Assault on Tordá
- Scenario 2: Into the Valley of Death
Counter-attack at Debrecen:
- Operation Debrecen
- Coup in Budapest
- Scenario 3: Operation Debrecen
A Phone Call With Stalin:
- Encirclement
- Operation Budapest
- Fortress Kecskemét
- Scenario 4: Flak-Regiment 133
Breakout Under Moonlight:
- Chaotic Retreat
- The Attila Line
- Scenario 5: The Attila Line
Breakthrough at Pestszentimre:
- Scenario 6: Counter-attack at Pestszentimre
Enter the 3rd Ukrainian Front:
- Festung Budapest
- SS IX Mountain Corps
- German Strength in Budapest
- Scenario 7: The Back Door Left Open
The First Assault on Pest:
- Scenario 8: Street Fighting in Pest
- Block by Block
- Scenario 9: Withdrawal Across the Danube
Relief Attempts:
- Scenario 10: Operation Konrad I
Operation Konrad II:
- Scenario 11: Operation Konrad III
Last Stand in Buda:
- Városmajor Grange
- Scenario 12: Farkasréti Cemetery
- Scenario 13: The Buda Hills
- Scenario 14: Supply Drop
The End is Nigh:
- Scenario 15: The Last Redoubt
- The Breakout Attempt
- Sacrificed for the Reich
Operation Spring Awakening:
- Hitler’s Last Gamble
- Scenario 16: Death Ride of the Panzers
New Units:
- Include; German, Hungarian, Soviet and Romanian
New Theatre Selectors:
For Germany:
- Panzer Kampfgruppe Armoured Platoon
- 1944–45 Panzergrenadier Reinforced Platoon
- Panzer Reconnaissance Reinforced Platoon
- Heavy Anti-aircraft battery Reinforced Platoon
- IV SS Panzer Corps Armoured Platoon
- 6th SS Panzer Army Armoured Platoon
For Hungary:
- Carpathian Mountains Border Guards Reinforced Platoon
- Assault Artillery Battery Armoured Platoon
- Hungarian Armoured Field Division Armoured platoon
- For Hungary & Germany
- Budapest Pocket Defenders Reinforced Platoon
For Soviet Union:
- Guards Mechanised Brigade Armoured Platoon
- Forward Detachment Reconnaissance Party Reinforced Platoon
- Urban Assault Group Reinforced Platoon
- Soviet Anti-tank Strongpoint Reinforced Platoon
For Romania:
- 1944 Allied Romanian Infantry Division Reinforced Pl
Additional Special Rules:
- City Fighting
- Buildings
- Sewer Movement
- Command and Control in a City Fight
- City Siege Assets
- Minefields
Number of pages: 168
