Battle of Turda

Battle of Turda (Battle of Torda)
Part of Battle of Romania, World War II
Date5 September–8 October 1944
Location
Turda, Cluj-Turda County, Kingdom of Romania
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
 Romania
 Soviet Union		  Hungary
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Avramescu
Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky		 Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Lajos Veress
Nazi Germany Mortimer von Kessel
Strength
Kingdom of Romania 4th Army
Soviet Union 27th Army		 Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) 2nd Army
Nazi Germany 8th Army
Casualties and losses
Romania:
unknown
Soviet Union:
unknown
80+ tanks destroyed		 Hungary:
10,000 killed, wounded or missing
Germany:
unknown

The Battle of Turda lasted from 5 September to 8 October 1944, in the area around Turda, Kingdom of Romania, as part of the wider Battle of Romania. Troops from the Hungarian 2nd Army and the German 8th Army fought a defensive action against Romanian and Soviet forces. The battle was one of the largest fought in Transylvania during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Martínez, Eduardo Manuel Gil (2019-12-27). Hungarian Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the Second World War. Pen and Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-5267-5382-3.