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The Royal Hungarian Army
1920 - 1945

by Leo W.G. Niehorster

 
CHAPTER 3
— The Ground Forces to March 1941 —

   
1941 Motorized Brigade
Authorized Organization
1941 Motorized Brigade (click for larger image)
  [Annex X, Darnoy, Organisation der kgl.ung. Honvéd Armee]
  Hungarian Military Organizational Symbols

Brigade Headquarters
   Traffic Control Company (motorized)
Motorized Infantry Regiment
     •  Motorized Field Telephone Platoon
     •  Motorized Pioneer Platoon
   3 Motorized Infantry Battalions
       •  Motorized Field Telephone Platoon
       •  Motorized Pioneer Platoon
       •  Motorized Antitank Platoon (4 light antitank guns)
     3 Motorized Infantry Companies (12 light machine guns + 2 ligh mortars + 2 ATR 20mm, each)
     1 Motorized Machine Gun Company (12 heavy machine guns + 4 medium mortars)
Bicycle Infantry Battalion
     •  Motorized Field Telephone Platoon
     •  Motorized Pioneer Platoon
     •  Motorized Antitank Platoon (4 light motorized antitank guns)
     •  Tankette Platoon (5 Ansaldo CV tankettes)
     •  Motorized Artillery Battery (4 tractor-towed 105mm field howitzers)
        3 Bicycle Infantry Companies (12 light machine guns + 2 light mortars + 2 ATR 20mm, each)
        1 Motorized Machine Gun Company (12 heavy machine guns + 4 medium mortars)
Antiaircraft Company (6 motorized 40mm antiaircraft guns)
Motorized Signal Company
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2 Csaba armored cars)
     •  Motorized Field Telephone Platoon
     •  Motorized Pioneer Platoon
     •  Motorized Antitank Platoon (4 light antitank guns)
     •  Motorized Mortar Platoon (4 medium mortars)
       Motorized Infantry Company (12 light machine guns + 2 light mortars + 3 ATR 20mm)
       Tankette Company (20 Ansaldo CV tankettes)
       Light Tank Company (20 Toldi light tanks)
       Armored Car Company (10 Csaba armored cars)
Motorized Artillery Battalion
       4 Motorized Artillery Batteries (4 tractor-towed 105mm field howitzers, each)
Motorized Combat Engineer Company Headquarters
       1 Motorized Combat Engineer Company
       1 Motorized Heavy Combat Bridge Column
Brigade Trains Headquarters
     •  Motorized Antiaircraft Company (10 AAMG)
     •  1 Supply Administration Unit (ammunition) (motorized)
     •  3 Supply Columns (ammunition)(motorized)
     •  2 Supply Columns (P.O.L.)(motorized)
     •  1 Field Hospital Company (motorized)
     •  1 Ambulance Column (motorized)
     •  1 Motor Maintenance Company (motorized)
     •  1 Engineer Equipment Company (motorized)
     •  1 Supply Administration Unit (rations)(motorized)
     •  1 Field Bakery Company (motorized)
 

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