Battle of Nagykanizsa

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Battle of Nagykanizsa
Part of the Eastern Front of the Great War
Bundesarchiv Bild 101III-Zschaeckel-206-35, Schlacht um Kursk, Panzer VI (Tiger I).jpg
Vierz Soldiers and a Tiger I tank in June before the battle
Date5 July 1947 (1947-07-05) – 23 August 1947 (1947-08-23)
Location
Result Vierz victory
Belligerents
Granzery SR Granzery  Vierz Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Lázár Molnár
  • Jenő Landler
  • Sándor Csizmadia
  • József Pogany
  • Zoltán Rónai
  • Mór Erdélyi
Strength
  • Operation Hussar:
      • 640,900 men
      • 2,240 tanks
  • Vierz counter-offensive phase:
      • 720,000 men
      • 2,700 tanks
  • 1,010 aircraft
  • Operation Hussar:
      • TBA men
      • TBA tanks
  • Vierz counter-offensive phase:
      • TBA men
      • TBA tanks
  • TBA aircraft
Casualties and losses
  • Total:
      • TBA men
      • TBA tanks destroyed or damaged
      • TBA aircraft

The Battle of Nagykanizsa was a Great War engagement between Granzerian and Vierz forces on the East Vierz front near Nagykanizsa in Granzery, during July and August 1947. The battle began with the launch of the Granzerian offensive Operation Hussar, on 5 July, with the aim of pinching the Vierz salient around Nagykanizsa with simultaneous armoured thrusts into the north and south of the salient. The Granzerian offensive achieved some initial success on the north salient while the southern offensive stalled. The Vierz forces launched powerful counterattacks on the north and south of the salient, involving armoured and mechanized forces which would cut off the Granzerian advance in the northern salient.

A week after the battle Tieradan and Vonzumieran forces on the Western Front began the Battle of Sejpedek, and began the invasion of Western Granzery, prompting Operation Hussar to be cancelled and troops to be withdrawn from the Vierz front to reinforce the collapsing front with Tierada. A month after the battle Vierz troops were able to begin the Siege of Husegesvar which ended two months later with Granzeries unconditional surrender. The Battle of Nagykanizsa remains the largest battle fought on Granzerian soil and was one of the largest armoured battles of the Great War.