However, the situation on the Eastern Front at this time now meant that the simultaneous launches of ‘Margarethe I’ and ‘Margarethe II’ would be impossible for lack of the forces required. The Hungarian Prime Minister Miklós Kállay, with the knowledge and approval of Regent Miklós Horthy, had been discussing an armistice with the Allies. /* 728x90, created 7/15/08 */          Sexual Content The meeting was merely a ruse to keep Horthy out of the country and leave the army without orders. Negotiations between Horthy and Hitler lasted until the 18th, when Horthy boarded a train to return home. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht had also created a similar ‘Margarethe II’ plan for the simultaneous occupation of Romania, whose oilfields were vital to Germany’s continued ability to sustain her war effort. A plan for the occupation of Romania was devised under the name Operation Margarethe II but was never carried out. Funding for USA.gov and content contributors is made possible from the U.S. Congress, E-Government Act of 2002. Here Hitler demanded a change of government and the right to station German troops in Hungary. When he arrived in Budapest, it was German soldiers who greeted him. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht had planned to conceal the real nature of ‘Margarethe I’ for as long as possible under the guise of a ‘redeployment’ of German forces onto Hungarian soil, and then to seize Hungary’s most important economic and industrial centres. When he arrived in Budapest, it was German soldiers who greeted him. Operation Margarethe was the occupation of Hungary by Nazi German forces during World War II, as it was ordered by Hitler on 12 March 1944. google_ad_height = 90; Operation Margarethe was the occupation of Hungary by Nazi German forces during World War II, as it was ordered by Hitler on 12 March 1944. After they had digested the implications of the inter-Allied ‘Eureka’ conference in Tehran, the Germans decided that an Allied invasion of the Balkans was no longer imminent, and their relations with Hungary and Romania eased. Hungarian casualties in Operation Margarethe 1944 Post by Kelvin » 04 Sep 2020, 14:49 Hello, I would like to ask why German only used 5 Divisions ( Panzer Lehr … Unsubscribe.