The planning for Operation Südwind was carried out by the German 8.
Armee.
Two Panzerkorps were to conduct the attack.
The Panzerkorps “Feldhernnhalle”, already present in the area and the I. SS Panzerkorps, diverted from the Spring Awakening preparation.
The amount of panzer and self-propelled guns was high, totaling 282 (including 44 Tiger II tanks in 2 Schwere Panzer Abteilungen).


The Soviets were defending the bridgehead with two Guards Rifle Corps (24th and 25th) of the 7th Guards Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front.
The main threat, the 6th Guards Tank Army, had been withdrawn to the east bank of the Garam for reconstitution.
According to German air reconnaissance, the Soviets had established a deeply echeloned system of defenses, based on trenches supported by anti-tank block positions.
A relative small amount of Soviet tanks (26) and self-propelled guns (5) was available in the bridgehead, but some reinforcements were to come in later.

The attack plan called for the infantry of Panzerkorps "Feldhernnhalle" to attack from the north, towards Magyarszögyén and Bart.
The divisions from the I. SS Panzerkorps were then to take over, cross the Párizs Canal, and drive further via Muzsla towards the end-target Esztergom.
Finally bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Garam were to be established.
The planning for Operation Südwind was carried out by the German 8. Armee. Two Panzerkorps were to conduct the attack. The Panzerkorps “Feldhernnhalle”, already present in the area and the I. SS Panzerkorps, diverted from the Spring Awakening preparation. The amount of panzer and self-propelled guns was high, totaling 282 (including 44 Tiger II tanks in 2 Schwere Panzer Abteilungen).

The Soviets were defending the bridgehead with two Guards Rifle Corps (24th and 25th) of the 7th Guards Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. The main threat, the 6th Guards Tank Army, had been withdrawn to the east bank of the Garam for reconstitution. According to German air reconnaissance, the Soviets had established a deeply echeloned system of defenses, based on trenches supported by anti-tank block positions. A relative small amount of Soviet tanks (26) and self-propelled guns (5) was available in the bridgehead, but some reinforcements were to come in later.
The attack plan called for the infantry of Panzerkorps "Feldhernnhalle" to attack from the north, towards Magyarszögyén and Bart. The divisions from the I. SS Panzerkorps were then to take over, cross the Párizs Canal, and drive further via Muzsla towards the end-target Esztergom. Finally bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Garam were to be established.
Operation Southwind