Editing Hungary (section)

=== Second World War ===

Hungary entered the [[Tripartite Pact]] on 20 November 1940 and participated in Axis military operations during the [[Second World War]]. Hungarian forces entered the war against the Soviet Union in 1941.

Germany occupied Hungary on 19 March 1944. German and Hungarian authorities deported much of the country's Jewish population during the following months. The Arrow Cross government took power in October 1944 as Soviet forces advanced into Hungary.

The siege of Budapest ended on 13 February 1945. Fighting continued in western Hungary before German forces withdrew towards Austria.

[[Otto Hoos]] served with the [[Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] in western Hungary during this period. His unit later withdrew towards Austria.<ref name="hoos-hungary"/>