Don Bend book 1942

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Gentlemen,

My book about the Hungarian 2nd Army's bridgehead-battles in summer, 1942 is out. It is not just the daily account of the ground battles, but contains many - partially unpublished - info about the Hungarian and German (StG 77, JG 77, KG 27 etc) air activity as well.
I used up all of the important remained materials from the Hungarian and German archives, all available worthy Hungarian, German and Russian books, reliable remembrances, etc. It contains 2 colour and 44 black and white photos as well (most of them unpublished).
The A/5 format, 172-page long book's price is 10 EUR +p&p

Language is Hungarian. You can see the front cover and the dedication (it was made by a long recce pilot) here:
http://www.netlabor.hu/roncskutatas/...?articleid=262

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Congratualtion
it is a pity that I do not speak Hungarian, :-)

PS
As a "ewange" about Hungarian titles I can add that 2 week ago I have published long sotry aboy Hungarian Falcos (CR.42 in MKHL service 1940-44) most of thext is aboyt combat on the East in 1941.
Sorry text is in Polish but the caption under phot are in English too, :-)

Regads
MirekW

PS
Wht about the next title about Slovak-Hungarian air war in III 39?

[Sergio Luis dos Santos]

Well, congrats to both you!

I´m going to "join the club" very soon...

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Thx.

Well, regarding the Hungarian-Slovak border conflict, have no info regarding the expected releasing date (my armour material will be the first at the MMP, maybe in Oct?).

But my large scale Hungarian aces book will be out in Hungary in late October as well.

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Hi

Some question:
1. The armour book, how much text and how much photos will be there/ you are planing to publish?

2. Which period are you going to cover in it?

MirekW

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Mirek,

I guess, the text is average MMP size. I sent lots of unpublished photos but don't know, how many will be available in the book (have no info from the publisher) I have sent not just archive photos, but about the remained Hungarian AFV's as well (the Nimród in Budapest, the Ansaldo in Belgrade and the other captured AFV's in Kubinka)

It contains three big chapters: one is the detailed history of the 1st Field Armoured Division in 1942/43, next is the brief history of the Hungarian armoured units in combat from 1939-45 (incl the assault artillery, which was not armour, it was a part of the artillery) and the third is a short chapter about the Hungarian AFV development and manufactury.

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Hi
This Hungarian armour book is as for the last your post lacking some information about Hungarian armour units in 1939-41, like "combats" in March 1939 against Slovak, re-"capture" or liberation of Transylwania in summer 1940; in April 1941 against Yugoslavia - very short, Csabas and Toldis - and the bigger part of armour history cocnerning Fast Brigade on the East in VI-XI 1941. The last one was real, hard war.

In fact there are difficoult to say about "real panzers 1939-41" but there were some armours in these military actions involved (mostly CV-33 Ansaldo, Csaba armoured car, and many Toldi tanks in 1940-41 = very light or light armour as you compare them to T-34 or KV-1, KV-2 as on 1941 or with German Pz.III, Pz.IV.

All the best,
Mirek W

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Mirek,

I wrote in my last post, that "brief history of the Hungarian armoured units in combat from 1939-45". That material does contain info about the Hungarian armour in March, 1939, which was their baptism of fire as well and about April and summer/autumn, 1941, about the Yugoslav and first Soviet campaign of the Fast Corps (many unpublished details even for Hungarians). No info about 1940 summer, because there were not any engagements between the Hungarian and Romanian armour at this time (just few firefights and especially against the Iron Guard, but the armour units not took part in these sporadic events).

It is nice, that you are interested in that project as well, but it is a topic for the Don bend book, not for the armour material (which not contains aviation details as my other materials did, so I'll not mention here, if these book will be available and will not post more details about it). I am sure, that you can find more info about that book in the MMP site soon.

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Hi
OK if it is Don Bend that should be about this not about armour topics, :-)

Therer were capture by Hungarian troops a few Soviet Hurricane from Fighter Divison (235. IAD). I know about 4 photos of these captured Hurricanes II (one Mk IIC, other after soviet re-arming Mk II), have you any other information about this topic.

BTW Hungarian troops had capture then at least 3 damaged Hurricanes, BTW I had written about this, a little, in my book Hurricane in Foreign Service in 2001 and attached 2 photos from this battle and place.

Hurricane fighter division was destroyed mostly by German Me 109, and there were not combats if right remeber with Hungarian air deatachment.

Regards
mw

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Mirek, the Hungarian captured few Il-2's as well in 1942 (in flyable condition also) but these planes (incl LaGG and Hurricane fighters) were never used by the Hungarian units in combat. The Hungarians used only few captured liaison and trainer planes (an UT-2, for example).

And you are wrong, there were some dogfights between the Soviet Hurricanes and Hungarian planes in 1942, you can find the details of an engagement in my aces book as well.