battle, Cold War
Battle of the Corvin Passage
Battle of the Corvin Passage was a battle fought in 1956 at Budapest, in what is now Hungary. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Budapest. It was part of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The recorded result: Hungarian Victory (October 24); Soviet Victory (November 9). Recorded strength: 1,400–4,000 men 40 guns against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 1956 (year precision) to 1956 | |
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| Place | Budapest, Hungary 47.498N, 19.041E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 1,400–4,000 men 40 guns | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown est. 12 tanks |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Budapest 1944, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1849, 0.5 km NW
- Siege of the communist headquarters 1956, 2.7 km E
- Battle of Buda 1686, 3.6 km S
- Siege of Buda 1541, 3.6 km S
In the same war
- Before: Siege of the communist headquarters 30 October 1956
Elsewhere in 1956
- Battle of Algiers Algeria
- Operation Musketeer Egypt
- Battle of Alegría de Pío Cuba
- Operation Tarnegol
- Battle at Nicosia Hospital Cyprus
Battle of the Corvin Passage is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17055780, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Corvin Passage, revision 1370598948, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.