Volunteer Regiment of Buda

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The Volunteer Regiment of Buda (Hungarian: Budai Önkéntes Ezred), was a World War II militaryforce made up of POW volunteers from Hungary serving in the Soviet Red Army at the Battle of Budapest. They were organized into tank, artillery and, presumedly, infantry troops. A division was organized but was not ready in time to participate in the siege. Approximately 600 men from this regiment were killed in action at Budapest. After the war the surviving members were again made prisoners and treated as POWs.