▁within ▁ ▁of ▁Moscow , ▁during ▁a ▁severe ▁November ▁ice ▁storm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 , 0 0 0 ▁strong ▁Second ▁Hung arian ▁Army ▁( Second ▁Magyar ▁Hon ved ), ▁B án á thy ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁front . ▁They ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vor one zh ▁at ▁the ▁Don ▁River ▁b end , ▁supporting ▁the ▁German ▁attack . ▁They ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Italian ▁Army ' s ' s ▁northern ▁fl ank ▁between ▁the ▁Nov aya ▁Pok rov ka ▁on ▁the ▁Don ▁River ▁to ▁Ross osh , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁force ▁def ending ▁the ▁drive ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁ 6 th ▁Army ▁against ▁Soviet ▁General ▁Vas ily ▁Ch u ik ov ' s ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Army , ▁which ▁was ▁def ending ▁St aling rad . ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded ▁during ▁the ▁action , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁to ▁Budapest ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁seven ▁months ▁recuper ating . ▁He ▁married ▁his ▁f ian cé , ▁Eva ▁Bal az s , ▁with ▁his ▁arm ▁in ▁a ▁s ling ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁ ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁promoted ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hung arian ▁Army ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Lud ov ika ▁Akadem ia ▁under ▁his ▁ment or , ▁Command ant ▁Colonel - General ▁K is bar nak