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Royal Hungarian Honvéd
2nd Cavalry Brigade (ii)
Headquarters:
   Budapest (Mobile Corps)
Lineage:
   Redesignated:       01.10.1937    from 2nd Cavalry Brigade (i)
   Activated:    05.04.1941     
   Inactivated:    20.04.1941    Demobilized [1]
   Discontinued:    30.09.1942    Dissolved [2]
Commanding Officers:
     .1932–         .1935    BG Aladár Erreth
     .1935–01.05.1937    BG Olivér Perczel
   01.05.1937–24.12.1940    BG Alajos Béldy
   23.12.1940–30.09.1942    BG Antal Vattay
Administrative Subordination:
   16.06.1928–05.04.1941    VKF (peace time garrisons)
   05.04.1941–20.04.1941    V Corps, Third Army
   20.04.1941–30.09.1942    VKF (peace time garrisons)
   20.04.1941–01.01.1942    (Elements) V Corps [1]
 
Peace Time Organization until 1941:
   2nd Cavalry Brigade Headquarters
   Artillery Commander
   1st Hussar Regiment Headquarters
     • I./1st Hussar Regiment
     • II./1st Hussar Regiment
   2nd Hussar Regiment Headquarters
     • I./2nd Hussar Regiment
     • II./2nd Hussar Regiment
   15th Bicycle Battalion
   16th Bicycle Battalion
   4th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
   4th Artillery Battalion (mot)
   2nd Horse Artillery Battalion
   2nd Cavalry Anti-Aircraft Company (mot)
   2nd Cavalry Combat Engineer Company (mot)
   2nd Cavalry Bridge Column (mot)
   2nd Cavalry Signal Company (mot)
   2nd Cavalry Brigade Service Headquarters (mot)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Szabadka)
   (Szentes)
   (Szabadka)
   (Kiskunhalas )
   (Szeged)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
 
NOTES:
[1] Although the majority of the units were demobilized after the 1940 Yugoslavia Campaign, the Brigade Headquarters and 1st Hussar Regiment remained in the Bแcska (still with V Corps) until 01.01.1942.
[2] The I./1st Hussar Regiment was used to form the independent IXth Cavalry and the 2nd Sz้kel Cavalry Companies.
The II./1st Hussar Regiment was used to form the independent Ist Cavalry Battalion in Budapest
The remaining combat and the service units used to form the 1st Cavalry Division.
 
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