May 7, 1927.
Hungary.
At the beginning of the year, the Budapest Labor Party government's actions in Komárno successfully delayed the German-Austrian allied forces' offensive. Relying on Komárom Fortress on the Danube River's southern bank, they put up tenacious resistance against the imperialist troops.
But regrettably, faced with the enemy's overwhelming firepower and the support of Austro-Hungarian Empire vessels on the Danube, the initiative in the war remained firmly in the hands of the German-Austrian allied forces.
At the same time, Austrian troops advanced from the south all the way into Győr, Hungary, further worsening Hungary's declining position.
Győr lay in northwestern Hungary, at the confluence of the Danube River and its two tributaries, the Moson Danube and the Rába River. Water transport was highly developed there, and it also controlled the railways and highways between Vienna and Budapest. In the previous life, Győr had been Hungary's sixth-largest city and one of the country's seven major regional centers, which showed just how important the city was.
Occupying Győr meant that Austria controlled a stable route into Hungary. In particular, forces from southern Austria could continuously converge along the Danube front by rail.
At the same time, Győr was only a little over thirty kilometers from Komárom Fortress, with no natural barrier between them. This allowed the allied forces to attack Komárom Fortress from both the north and south banks of the Danube.
Under attack from both front and rear, Komárom Fortress was ultimately captured by the German-Austrian allied forces at the end of April. This also meant that the Battle of Budapest was about to begin.
Budapest.
Facing the menacing enemy, the people of Budapest, led by the Hungarian Labor Party, showed no fear. Instead, they stood united as one and prepared to defend the capital of this workers' regime.