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The country's human losses during [[World War I]] and the subsequent loss of more than two thirds of the former kingdom's territory (1920) dealt only a temporary blow, leaving Budapest as the capital of a smaller but now sovereign state. By 1930 the city proper contained a million inhabitants, with a further 400,000 in the suburbs.
The country's human losses during [[World War I]] and the subsequent loss of more than two thirds of the former kingdom's territory (1920) dealt only a temporary blow, leaving Budapest as the capital of a smaller but now sovereign state. By 1930 the city proper contained a million inhabitants, with a further 400,000 in the suburbs.
Towards the end of [[World War II]] in 1944 Budapest was partly destroyed by British and American air raids. [[Battle of Budapest|The following siege]] lasted from [[December 24]] 1944 to [[February 13]] 1945, and major damage was caused by the attacking Soviet and defending German and Hungarian troops. All bridges were disrupted by the Germans. More than 38,000 civilians lost their lives during the fighting.
Towards the end of [[World War II]] in [[1944]] Budapest was partly destroyed by British and American air raids. [[Battle of Budapest|The following siege]] lasted from [[December 24]] 1944 to [[February 13]] 1945, and major damage was caused by the attacking Soviet and defending German and Hungarian troops. All bridges were disrupted by the Germans. More than 38,000 civilians lost their lives during the fighting.
Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 Jewish inhabitants died through [[Nazism|Nazi]] and [[Arrow Cross]] genocide during 1944 and early 1945. [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005458], [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005264] <!-- links to relevant materials in the ''Holocaust Encyclopedia'' on the site of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. --> Despite this, Budapest today has the highest number of Jewish citizens per capita of any European city.
Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 Jewish inhabitants died through [[Nazism|Nazi]] and [[Arrow Cross]] genocide during 1944 and early 1945. [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005458], [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005264] <!-- links to relevant materials in the ''Holocaust Encyclopedia'' on the site of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. --> Despite this, Budapest today has the highest number of Jewish citizens per capita of any European city.