Weather: frost at night, 6°C during the day, generally bright and sunny.
The cart tracks were drying up.
On 19 February the situation of Soviet Forces in the south sector of the Soviet bridgehead was disastrous.
In the early morning Kampfgruppe Staubwasser captured Búcs and Bátorkeszi and cleaned up this area of the remnants of Soviet forces.
The 44.
Reichsgrenadier-Division "HuD"  was attacking toward south from the Köbölkút area towards the Danube River to clean up this area from the Soviet forces.
Kampfgruppe Hupe was still fighting around Ebed and repulsed a Soviet counterattack at 0600 h.
The 46.
Infanterie Division seized the heights in the southeast from Libád in a perfect maneuver and gained observation on the Garam river.
Panzer-Abteilung 208 attacked towards Kéménd, but got into troubles around Bibit-Puszta, lost most of its armour and played no further part in the operation.
The 1.
SS-Panzer-Division had a successful day.
Kampfgruppe Hansen cleared Béla, while Kampfgruppe Peiper attacked towards Párkány.
Despite problem with mines, attacking Soviet planes and T-34 tanks (all causing considerable losses), the Kampfgruppe reached the railway station of Párkány around 13.00 h. In the meantime, the 12.
SS-Panzer-Division had advanced from south of Köbölkút to Muzsla, captured this village and advanced further towards Párkány arriving approximately at the same time as the assault guns of Kampfgruppe Hupe from Ebed.
Additionally, a battle group from the 711.
Infanterie Division crossed the Danube from Esztergom and forced their way into Párkány.
Heavy urban fighting ensued, including tank-fighting.
Párkány was taken.
A battalion of SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 attacked towards Nána and cleared the village.
The troops of the completely smashed 25th Guards Rifle Corps fled to the east bank of the Garam, leaving the majority of their heavy weapons behind.

The situation was now fairly unclear to the Germans.
Would the Soviets hold on to the rest of their bridgehead, would they reinforce it (aerial reconnaissance revealed 3600 motor vehicles moving north from Budapest) and what was the 6th Guards Tank Army doing (elements were identified already in the bridgehead)?
 In order to quickly clean up the situation west of the Garam, three Kampfgruppen attacked the southern portion of the bridgehead still during the night of 19 to 20 February.
A Kampfgruppe of 1.
SS-Panzer-Division attacked from the south towards Köhidgyarmat and one from 46.
Infanterie Division from the west.
Gruppe Schöneich together with parts of the 46.
Infanterie Division, attacked north of the Párizs canal toward Kéménd.
None of the attacks was successful due to heavy resistance from 24th Guards Rifle Corps, artillery and planes.
Weather: frost at night, 6°C during the day, generally bright and sunny. The cart tracks were drying up. On 19 February the situation of Soviet Forces in the south sector of the Soviet bridgehead was disastrous. In the early morning Kampfgruppe Staubwasser captured Búcs and Bátorkeszi and cleaned up this area of the remnants of Soviet forces. The 44. Reichsgrenadier-Division "HuD"  was attacking toward south from the Köbölkút area towards the Danube River to clean up this area from the Soviet forces. Kampfgruppe Hupe was still fighting around Ebed and repulsed a Soviet counterattack at 0600 h.
The 46. Infanterie Division seized the heights in the southeast from Libád in a perfect maneuver and gained observation on the Garam river. Panzer-Abteilung 208 attacked towards Kéménd, but got into troubles around Bibit-Puszta, lost most of its armour and played no further part in the operation. The 1. SS-Panzer-Division had a successful day. Kampfgruppe Hansen cleared Béla, while Kampfgruppe Peiper attacked towards Párkány. Despite problem with mines, attacking Soviet planes and T-34 tanks (all causing considerable losses), the Kampfgruppe reached the railway station of Párkány around 13.00 h. In the meantime, the 12. SS-Panzer-Division had advanced from south of Köbölkút to Muzsla, captured this village and advanced further towards Párkány arriving approximately at the same time as the assault guns of Kampfgruppe Hupe from Ebed. Additionally, a battle group from the 711. Infanterie Division crossed the Danube from Esztergom and forced their way into Párkány. Heavy urban fighting ensued, including tank-fighting. Párkány was taken. A battalion of SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 attacked towards Nána and cleared the village. The troops of the completely smashed 25th Guards Rifle Corps fled to the east bank of the Garam, leaving the majority of their heavy weapons behind.
The situation was now fairly unclear to the Germans. Would the Soviets hold on to the rest of their bridgehead, would they reinforce it (aerial reconnaissance revealed 3600 motor vehicles moving north from Budapest) and what was the 6th Guards Tank Army doing (elements were identified already in the bridgehead)?  In order to quickly clean up the situation west of the Garam, three Kampfgruppen attacked the southern portion of the bridgehead still during the night of 19 to 20 February. A Kampfgruppe of 1. SS-Panzer-Division attacked from the south towards Köhidgyarmat and one from 46. Infanterie Division from the west. Gruppe Schöneich together with parts of the 46. Infanterie Division, attacked north of the Párizs canal toward Kéménd. None of the attacks was successful due to heavy resistance from 24th Guards Rifle Corps, artillery and planes.
Operation Southwind