World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Royal Hungarian Honvéd 12th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:    Szekszárd (IV Corps)

Lineage:    Constituted:       23.01.1939    as 12th Infantry Brigade. [From the 3/4 Infantry Commander, 4th Mixed Brigade]    Activated:    05.04.1941         Inactivated:    17.04.1941         Redesignated:    17.02.1942    as 12th Light Division    Activated:    24.03.1942         Redesignated:    10.08.1943    as 12th Reserve Division    Redesignated:    23.10.1944    as 12th Infantry Division    Discontinued:    12.02.1945    Destroyed when Budapest fell

Commanding Officers:    23.01.1939–01.02.1940    BG József Benke    01.02.1940–01.08.1941    BG Kalmán Török    01.08.1941–08.08.1942    BG Gábor Illésházy    08.08.1942–23.09.1942    COL Elemér Sáska    01.10.1942–10.08.1943    BG Ulászlo Solymossy    10.08.1943–05.04.1944    BG Jénö Bor    05.04.1944–00.05.1944    BG Dézö Pötze    00.05.1944–28.09.1944    BG Béla Németh    29.09.1944–26.10.1944    COL Jenö Tömöry    26.10.1944–06.12.1944    BG Ference Mikófalvy    06.12.1944–12.02.1945    BG István Baumann

Administrative Subordination:    23.01.1939–01.03.1940    HM (peace time garrisons)    01.03.1940–05.04.1941    VKF (peace time garrisons)    05.04.1941–17.04.1941    IV Corps, Third Army    17.04.1941–24.03.1942    (Inactive; peace time garrisons)    24.03.1942–09.07.1942    IV Corps    09.07.1942–17.09.1942    IV Corps, Second Army    17.09.1942–08.10.1942    VII Corps, Second Army    08.10.1942–22.12.1942    IV Corps, Second Army    22.12.1942–11.02.1943    VII Corps, Second Army    11.02.1943–04.03.1943    (Remnants), Second Army    04.03.1943–01.05.1943    H.O.G. East, Second Army    01.05.1943–18.05.1943    H.O.G. East, H.O.F.C.    18.05.1943–15.08.1943    VIII Corps, H.O.F.C.    15.08.1943–01.04.1944    VIII Corps, Second Army    01.04.1944–01.05.1944    H.O.C., VKF    01.05.1944–28.08.1944    II Reserve Corps    28.08.1944–06.09.1944    Returned to Hungary    31.08.1944–28.10.1944    VII Corps, Second Army    28.10.1944–12.11.1944    VI Corps, Third Army    27.11.1944–12.02.1945    I Corps, Third Army Tactical Subordination:    24.03.1942–09.07.1942    Heeresgruppe Süd    01.05.1943–07.07.1943    Befh. HG Süd, Heeresgruppe Süd    07.07.1943–08.10.1943    Befh. HG Mitte, Heeresgruppe Mitte    08.10.1943–05.05.1944    Befh. HG Weissruthenien, WB Ostland    05.05.1944–15.05.1944    WM Weissruthenien, Heeresgruppe Mitte    17.04.1944–15.07.1944    2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte    15.07.1944–28.08.1944    4. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Mitte    28.10.1944–17.11.1944    LXXII. Armeekorps, 6. Armee,Heeresgruppe Mitte    17.11.1944–25.12.1944    Gruppe Breith, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico, Heeresgruppe Südukraine

Peace Time Organization to 1943:    12th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters    Artillery Commander    18th Infantry Regiment Headquarters      • I./18th Infantry Regiment      • II./18th Infantry Regiment      • III./18th Infantry Regiment    48th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    I./12th Artillery Regiment    II./12th Artillery Regiment    12th Cavalry Company    12th Anti-Aircraft Company    12th Signal Company    12th Divisional Service Headquarters    (Szekszárd)    (Tolna)    (Szekszárd)    (Szekszárd)    (Sárbogárd)    (Tolna)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Tolna)    (Tolna)    (Szekszárd)    (Szekszárd)    (Szekszárd)    (Szekszárd)   Mobilized Combat Organization 01.06.1942:    12th Light Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    18th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    Headquarters 48th Infantry Regiment with I./48, III./48, I./38    I./12th Artillery Regiment    II./12th Artillery Regiment    12th Cavalry Company    12th Anti-Aircraft Company    12th Signal Company    12th Divisional Service Headquarters   Peace Time Organization from 1943:    12th Reserve Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    Artillery Commander    36th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    38th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    48th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    40th Artillery Battalion    41th Artillery Battalion    84th Artillery Battalion    12th Reconnaissance Battalion    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Mobilization Unit)   Mobilized Combat Organization 5.05.1944:    12th Reserve Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    Artillery Commander    36th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    38th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    48th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    12th Signal Battalion    12th Cavalry Company    12th Anti-Aircraft Company    1/74th Combat Engineer Company    12th Divisional Service Headquarters