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The Royal Hungarian Army
1920 - 1945

by Leo W.G. Niehorster

 
CHAPTER 3
— The Ground Forces to March 1941 —

   
HUNGARIAN ARMY
Administrative Order of Battle
(March 1941)
FIRST ARMY [Budapest]

Ist Corps [Budapest]
    1st Infantry Brigade [Budapest]
         1st Infantry Regiment
        31st Infantry Regiment
         1st Artillery Regiment
    2nd Infantry Brigade [Budapest]
         2nd Infantry Regiment
        32nd Infantry Regiment
         2nd Artillery Regiment
    3rd Infantry Brigade [Budapest]
        15th Infantry Regiment
        45th Infantry Regiment
         3rd Artillery Regiment

IInd Corps [Székésfehérvár]
    4th Infantry Brigade [Székésfehérvár]
         3rd Infantry Regiment
        33rd Infantry Regiment
         4th Artillery Regiment
    5th Infantry Brigade [Györ]
        16th Infantry Regiment
        46th Infantry Regiment
         5th Artillery Regiment
    6th Infantry Brigade [Komárom]
        22nd Infantry Regiment
        52nd Infantry Regiment
         6th Artillery Regiment

IIIrd Corps [Szombathely]
    7th Infantry Brigade [Sopron]
         4th Infantry Regiment
        34th Infantry Regiment
         7th Artillery Regiment
    8th Infantry Brigade [Szombathely]
         5th Infantry Regiment
        35th Infantry Regiment
         8th Artillery Regiment
    9th Infantry Brigade [Nagykanizsa]
        17th Infantry Regiment
        47th Infantry Regiment
         9th Artillery Regiment
SECOND ARMY [Budapest]

IVth Corps [Pécs]
   10th Infantry Brigade [Kaposvár]
         6th Infantry Regiment
        36th Infantry Regiment
        10th Artillery Regiment
   11th Infantry Brigade [Pécs]
         8th Infantry Regiment
        38th Infantry Regiment
        11th Artillery Regiment
   12th Infantry Brigade [Szekszárd]
        18th Infantry Regiment
        48th Infantry Regiment
        12th Artillery Regiment

Vth Corps [Szeged]
   13th Infantry Brigade [Kecskemét]
         7th Infantry Regiment
        37th Infantry Regiment
        13th Artillery Regiment
   14th Infantry Brigade [Szeged]
         9th Infantry Regiment
        39th Infantry Regiment
        14th Artillery Regiment
15th Infantry Brigade [Szabadka]
        20th Infantry Regiment
        50th Infantry Regiment
        15th Artillery Regiment

VIth Corps [Debrecen]
   66th Border Guard Group
   16th Infantry Brigade [Szolnok]
        10th Infantry Regiment
        40th Infantry Regiment
        16th Artillery Regiment
   17th Infantry Brigade [Debrecen]
        11th Infantry Regiment
        41st Infantry Regiment
        17th Artillery Regiment
   18th Infantry Brigade [Békéscsaba]
        19th Infantry Regiment
        49th Infantry Regiment
        18th Artillery Regiment
THIRD ARMY [Budapest]

VIIth Corps [Miskolc]
   19th Infantry Brigade [Miskolc]
        13th Infantry Regiment
        43rd Infantry Regiment
        19th Artillery Regiment
   20th Infantry Brigade [Eger]
        14th Infantry Regiment
        44th Infantry Regiment
        20th Artillery Regiment
   21st Infantry Brigade [Losonc]
        23rd Infantry Regiment
        53rd Infantry Regiment
        21st Artillery Regiment

VIIIth Corps [Kassa]
   22nd Infantry Brigade [Nyiregyháza]
        12th Infantry Regiment
        42nd Infantry Regiment
        22nd Artillery Regiment
   23rd Infantry Brigade [Kassa]
        21st Infantry Regiment
        51st Infantry Regiment
        23rd Artillery Regiment
   24th Infantry Brigade [Ungvár]
        24th Infantry Regiment
        54th Infantry Regiment
        24th Artillery Regiment
   1st Mountain Brigade [Beszterce]
   8th Border Guard Brigade [Munkács]

IXth Corps [Kolozsvár]
   25th Infantry Brigade [Nagyvarád]
        25th Infantry Regiment
        55th Infantry Regiment
        25th Artillery Regiment
   26th Infantry Brigade [Kolozsvár]
        26th Infantry Regiment
        56th Infantry Regiment
        26th Artillery Regiment
   27th Infantry Brigade [Marosvásárhely]
        27th Infantry Regiment
        57th Infantry Regiment
        27th Artillery Regiment
   9th Border Guard Brigade [Csikszereda]
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS RESERVE
Mobile Corps [Budapest]
   1st Motorized Brigade [Budapest]
         1st Motorized Regiment
         9th Bicycle Battalion
        10th Bicycle Battalion
         1st Armd. Recon. Battalion
         1st Mot. Artillery Battalion
   2nd Motorized Brigade [Munkács]
         2nd Motorized Regiment
        11th Bicycle Battalion
        12th Bicycle Battalion
         2nd Armd. Recon. Battalion
         2nd Mot. Artillery Battalion
   1st Cavalry Brigade [Nyiregyháza]
         3rd Cavalry Regiment
         4th Cavalry Regiment
        13th Bicycle Battalion
        14th Bicycle Battalion
         3rd Armd. Recon. Battalion
         1st Cavalry Artillery Battalion
         3rd Mot. Artillery Battalion
   2nd Cavalry Brigade [Budapest]
         1st Cavalry Regiment
         2nd Cavalry Regiment
        15th Bicycle Battalion
        16th Bicycle Battalion
         4th Armd. Recon. Battalion
         2nd Cavalry Artillery Battalion
         4th Mot. Artillery Battalion

Air Defense Corps [Budapest]
   1st Air Defense Brigade [Budapest]
        104th Air Defense Battalion
        105th Air Defense Battalion
        204th Air Defense Battalion
   2nd Air Defense Brigade [Budapest]
        101st Air Defense Battalion
        102nd Air Defense Battalion
        201st Air Defense Battalion
        202nd Air Defense Battalion
        206th Air Defense Battalion
   3rd Air Defense Brigade [Budapest]
        103rd Air Defense Battalion
        203rd Air Defense Battalion
        205th Air Defense Battalion
 
   101st Artillery Brigade [Hajmáskér]
        101st Hvy. Artillery Battalion (mot)
        102nd Hvy. Artillery Battalion (mot)
        103rd Hvy. Artillery Battalion (mot)
        104th Ind. Hvy. Artillery Bty. (mot)
        150th Hvy. Artillery Battalion (mot)
        151st Ind. Hvy. Artillery Bty. (mot)
        152nd Ind. Hvy. Artillery Bty. (mot)
        153rd Ind. Hvy. Artillery Bty. (mot)
        154th Ind. Hvy. Artillery Bty. (mot)
 
NOTES:
Many of the units indicated in this Order of Battle were only training units; others existed only on paper, having neither men nor material. Many sub-units were only formed after mobilization.

ARMIES:
The three Army Headquarters were command echelons, and had no army troops of their own.

CORPS:
Corps troops had Roman numerals. Unless otherwise indicated, the corps sub-units bore the same number as their parent formation. E.g.: IXth Heavy Artillery Battalion = IX Corps

BRIGADES:
The Infantry Brigades were redesignated as Light Divisions on 07.02.1942, with no changes at all in organization or size.
Brigade units had Arabic numbers. Unless otherwise indicated, the brigades sub-units bore the same number as their parent formation.
   E.g.: 23rd Cavalry Company = 23rd Infantry Brigade
Infantry and artillery battalions, when part of a regiment, were identified by Roman numerals, preceded by the regimental identification.
   E.g.: 24./II (24 Artillery Regiment/IInd Battalion)
            15./III (15 Infantry Regiment/IIIrd Battalion)
The 1st Motorized Regiment had the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Motorized Battalions; the 2nd Motorized Regiment had the and 4th, 5th, and 6 Motorized Battalions.

GHQ UNITS:
GHQ units were attached directly to the General Staff. GHQ units generally had numbers over 100.
The identifying numbers of independent companies, batteries, and battalions were followed by an "ö".
 

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