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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Soviet Tanks were stationed outside the Parliament

Wednesday Oct 24, 1956
Budapest, Hungary

By noon, on 24 October, Soviet tanks were stationed outside the Parliament, and Soviet soldiers guarded key bridges and crossroads. Armed revolutionaries quickly set up barricades to defend Budapest, and were reported to have already captured some Soviet tanks by mid-morning.


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