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WW2 Bomber over Budapest

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Pen&ink drawing of a WW2 Russian Bomber flying over Budapest.

Hungary remained very much an unwilling satellite of Germany. In March 1944, Hungary was attempting to quit the war, and was seen by Nazi Germany as reluctant to take sufficient measures against the Jews. Germany needed Hungarian oil wells located around Lake Balaton. In October 1944, Horthy was caught negotiating peace with the Allies. orthy and his government were replaced by "Hungarist" Ferenc Szálasi, from the Arrow Cross Party.
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More than 1 million Russian and Romanian soldiers attacked Budapest. It took 100 days, with a 80 thousand dead and a quarter million wounded. When the Soviets finally claimed victory, they initiated an orgy of violence, including wholesale theft of anything they could lay their hands on, random executions, and mass rape. An estimated 40,000 civilians were killed, and as many as 200,000 women raped.

I'm not sure what kind of bombers were used, but this Russian bomber existed at the time. If there are any historical errors in the drawing, please send me a note.
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RussianDUH's avatar
Можно без вранья про "Кровавого Ивана" в описании?