battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Turda
Battle of Turda was a battle fought in 1944 at Turda, in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Turda. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: See aftermath. Recorded strength: 4th Army; 27th Army against 2nd Army; 8th Army.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1944 (year precision) to 1944 | |
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| Place | Turda, Romania 46.567N, 23.783E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 4th Army; 27th Army | 2nd Army; 8th Army |
| Casualties and losses | Romania: Unknown; Soviet Union: Unknown; 80+ tanks destroyed | Hungary: 10,000 killed, wounded or missing; Germany: Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916 1916, 16 km W
- Bombing of Cluj in WW2 1944, 29 km NW
- Siege of Gyulafehérvár 1849, 58 km S
- Siege of Mediaș 1534, 62 km SE
- Battle of Breadfield 1479, 78 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Nancy 5 September 1944
- After: Operation Houndsworth 1944
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
- Operation Ichi-Go China
- Battle of Saipan United States
Battle of Turda is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1322868, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Turda, revision 1370591789, 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.