Headquarters:
Szombathely
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| 3rd Military District |
| Deputy Corps Commander
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| 00.08.1940–00.02.1941 |
BG Béla Pekle |
| 01.05.1942–00.10.1942 |
BG Imre Széchy |
| 00.10.1942–00.11.1942 |
BG Otó Abt |
| 00.11.1942–01.02.1943 |
BG Endre Mezö |
| 01.02.1943–16.05.1943 |
BG Árpád Matláry |
| 00.08.1944–00.03.1945 |
BG Árpád Matláry |
| 00.03.1945–00.05.1945 |
MG Ferenc Horváth |
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| Lineage: |
| Constituted: |
01.10.1928 |
as 3rd Military District |
| Redesignated: |
01.10.1938 |
as III Corps, by amalgamating the 3rd Mixed Brigade and 3rd Military District |
| Activated: |
10.04.1942 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Inactivated: |
01.02.1943 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Disbanded: |
00.04.1943 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Activated: |
15.05.1943 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Mobilized: |
04.08.1944 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Discontinued: |
00.03.1945 |
(Corps Headquarters only) |
| Discontinued: |
00.05.1945 |
Military District dissolved |
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| Commanding Officers: |
| 01.10.1928–01.12.1932 |
MG István Shvoy |
| 01.12.1932–01.10.1936 |
MG Imre Suhay |
| 01.10.1936–24.05.1938 |
MG Gustáv Jány |
| [25.05.1938–01.10.1938] |
– position not filled – |
| 01.10.1938–01.08.1941 |
MG László Kiss |
| 01.08.1941–15.06.1942 |
MG Ödön Domaniczky |
| 15.06.1942–15.07.1942 |
BG György Rakovszky |
| 15.07.1942–05.12.1942 |
MG János Dömötör |
| 05.12.1942–01.02.1943 |
BG Marcel Stromm |
| [01.02.1943–15.05.1943] |
– position not filled – |
| 15.05.1943–01.08.1944 |
MG Szilárd Bakay |
| 01.08.1944–08.10.1944 |
MG Béla Aggteleky |
| 10.10.1944–31.10.1944 |
MG László Hollósy-Kuthy |
| 00.11.1944–00.01.1945 |
MG József Vasváry |
| 00.01.1945–00.03.1945 |
MG Ferenc Horváth |
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| Attachments: |
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| 01.10.1928–01.03.1940 |
HM (peace time garrison) |
| 01.03.1940–10.04.1942 |
VKF (peace time garrison) |
| 10.04.1942–30.04.1942 |
Second Army, Heeresgruppe Süd |
| 30.04.1942–07.07.1942 |
Heeresgruppe Süd |
| 07.07.1942–09.07.1942 |
Heeresgruppe B |
| 09.07.1942–00.05.1943 |
Second Army, Heeresgruppe B |
| 00.05.1943–04.08.1944 |
VKF (Peace time garrison) |
| 04.08.1944–15.08.1944 |
First Army, Armeegruppe Raus |
| 15.08.1944–22.10.1944 |
First Army, Armeegruppe Heinrici |
| 23.10.1944–17.12.1944 |
First Army, Armeegruppe Wöhler |
| 18.12.1944–01.02.1945 |
First Army, Armeegruppe Heinrici |
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| Organization: |
| Peace Time Organization to 1943: |
Corps Headquarters
Corps Troops: |
III Corps Artillery Command
III Bicycle Battalion (Foreseen, but not raised)
III Heavy Artillery Battalion (mot)
III Artillery Observation Battery
III Anti-Aircraft Battalion (mot)
III Signal Battalion
III Combat Engineer Battalion
III Corps Supply Services Headquarters
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(Székesfehérvár)
(Szombathelyi)
(Szombathelyi)
(Nagycenk)
(Szombathely)
(Nagykanizta)
(Szombathely)
(Szombathely)
(Magyaróvár)
(Szombathely)
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| Peace Time Organization from 1943: |
Corps Headquarters
Attached units: |
III Corps Supply Services Headquarters
III Corps Motorized Supply Services Headquarters
III Artillery Command
III Engineer Command
III Labor Forces Command
III independent Anti-Aircraft Company (mot)
III independent Heavy Artillery Battery (mot)
53rd independent Combat Engineer Battalion
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(Székesfehérvár)
(Szombathelyi)
(Keszthely)
(Szombathelyi)
(Szombathelyi)
(Szombathelyi)
(Szombathelyi)
(Szombathelyi)
(Magyaróvár)
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| Border Defense Units: |
| 63rd Border Guard Group (raised October 1944 for all Border Defense Units in the Corps area)
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53rd Border Police Battalion
• 1/53 Border Police Company (12 Patrols)
• 2/53 Border Police Company (11 Patrols)
• 3/53 Border Police Company (10 Patrols)
• 4/53 Border Police Company (7 Patrols)
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(Zalaegerszeg)
(Sopron)
(Körmend)
(Muraszombat)
(Csáktornya)
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NOTES:
After destruction on the East Front, the III Corps Headquarters was returned to Hungary and disbanded there.
However, the 3rd Military District continued to exist.
The III Bicycle Battalion was foreseen, but never raised.
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