Military occupations by the Soviet Union

In July 1941, the [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1944)|Kingdom of Hungary]], a member of the [[Tripartite Pact]], took part in [[Operation Barbarossa]], in alliance with [[Nazi Germany]]. Hungarian forces fought shoulder to shoulder with the [[Wehrmacht]] and advanced through the [[Ukrainian SSR]] deep into Russia, all the way to [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]]. However, by the end of 1942 the Soviet Red Army began pushing back the Wehrmacht through a series of offensives that preceded the Red Army's encroachment upon Hungarian territory in 1943–44. In September 1944 Soviet forces crossed into Hungary, launching the [[Budapest Offensive]]. As the Hungarian army ignored the armistice with the USSR signed by the government of [[Miklós Horthy]] on 15 October 1944, the Soviets fought their way further westward against the Hungarian troops and their German allies [[Battle of Budapest|capturing the capital]] on 13 February 1945. Operations continued until early April 1945, when the last German forces and their remaining loyal Hungarian troops were routed out of the country.

In July 1941, the [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1944)|Kingdom of Hungary]], a member of the [[Tripartite Pact]], took part in [[Operation Barbarossa]], in alliance with [[Nazi Germany]]. Hungarian forces fought shoulder to shoulder with the [[Wehrmacht]] and advanced through the [[Ukrainian SSR]] deep into Russia, all the way to [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]]. However, by the end of 1942 the Soviet Red Army began pushing back the Wehrmacht through a series of offensives that preceded the Red Army's encroachment upon Hungarian territory in 1943–44. In September 1944 Soviet forces crossed into Hungary, launching the [[Budapest Offensive]]. As the Hungarian army ignored the armistice with the USSR signed by the government of [[Miklós Horthy]] on 15 October 1944, the Soviets fought their way further westward against the Hungarian troops and their German allies [[Battle of Budapest|capturing the capital]] on 13 February 1945. Operations continued until early April 1945, when the last German forces and their remaining loyal Hungarian troops were routed out of the country.

[[Stalin's regime]] made sure that a loyal post-war government dominated by Communists was installedThe Stalin regime did the same in all other conquered Central European countries. in the country before transferring authority from the occupational force to the Hungarian authorities. The presence of Soviet troops in Hungary was regulated by the 1949 [[Comecon|mutual assistance treaty]] concluded between the Soviet and Hungarian governments.
The [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the [[András Hegedüs#1945–1990|Communist government of Hungary]] and its Soviet-imposed policies. The Soviet [[Politburo]] announced or pretended a willingness to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces in Hungary.

[[Stalin's regime]] made sure that a loyal post-war government dominated by Communists was installedThe Stalin regime did the same in all other conquered Central European countries. in the country before transferring authority from the occupational force to the Hungarian authorities. The presence of Soviet troops in Hungary was regulated by the 1949 [[Comecon|mutual assistance treaty]] concluded between the Soviet and Hungarian governments.

On 1 November 1956, Hungarian Prime Minister Imre Nagy declared Hungary's withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact.

On 4 November 1956, a large joint military force of the [[Warsaw Pact]] led by the [[Nikita Khrushchev|Khrushchev regime]] entered [[Budapest]] to crush the resistance, killing thousands of civilians in the process.

The [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the [[András Hegedüs#1945–1990|Communist government of Hungary]] and its Soviet-imposed policies. The Soviet [[Politburo]] announced or pretended a willingness to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces in Hungary. On 1 November 1956, Hungarian Prime Minister Imre Nagy declared Hungary's withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. On 4 November 1956, a large joint military force of the [[Warsaw Pact]] led by the [[Nikita Khrushchev|Khrushchev regime]] entered [[Budapest]] to crush the resistance, killing thousands of civilians in the process. About 200,000 Hungarians fled across the border to [[Austria]], the only border of Hungary to the [[Western world]].www.bmlv.gv.at (2005): [https://www.bmlv.gv.at/omz/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=317 ''Volksaufstand in Ungarn 1956 - der erste Einsatz des jungen Bundesheeres'']

About 200,000 Hungarians fled across the border to [[Austria]], the only border of Hungary to the [[Western world]].www.bmlv.gv.at (2005): [https://www.bmlv.gv.at/omz/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=317 ''Volksaufstand in Ungarn 1956 - der erste Einsatz des jungen Bundesheeres'']

On 19 June 1991, half a year before the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the last Soviet soldier left Hungary.[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]: [https://www.mdr.de/geschichte/ddr/kalter-krieg/abzug-der-sowjetischen-truppen-ungarn-warschauer-pakt-100.html ''Geordneter Abmarsch in Rekordzeit''] (21. Januar 2016)

On 19 June 1991, half a year before the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the last Soviet soldier left Hungary.[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]: [https://www.mdr.de/geschichte/ddr/kalter-krieg/abzug-der-sowjetischen-truppen-ungarn-warschauer-pakt-100.html ''Geordneter Abmarsch in Rekordzeit''] (21. Januar 2016)