18th Infantry Brigade

World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 04.06.2013

Royal Hungarian Honvéd
18th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:
Békéscsaba (VI Corps)

Lineage:
Constituted:	23.01.1939	as 18th Infantry Brigade. [From the 3/5 Infantry Commander, 5th Mixed Brigade]
Redesignated:	17.02.1942	as 18th Light Division
Activated:	04.04.1943
Redesignated:	10.08.1943	as 18th Reserve Division
Discontinued:	01.08.1944	[1]

Commanding Officers:
23.01.1939–01.04.1942	BG Károly Olgyay
01.04.1942–01.08.1942	BG Alajos Lemberkovits
01.08.1942–01.10.1942	COL Ulászló Solymossy
15.10.1942–10.08.1943	BG Jenö Ujlaky
10.08.1943–01.01.1944	BG Mihály Ibrányi
01.01.1944–01.08.1944	BG József Vasváry

Administrative Subordination:
23.01.1939–01.03.1940	HM (peace time garrisons)
01.03.1940–04.04.1943	VKF (peace time garrisons)
04.04.1943–01.06.1943	VII Corps, Second Army
01.06.1943–15.08.1943	VII Corps, H.O.F.C.
15.08.1943–15.10.1943	VIII Corps, Second Army
15.10.1943–01.04.1944	VII Corps, Second Army
01.04.1944–10.05.1944	VII Corps, First Army
10.05.1944–01.08.1944	VI Corps, First Army
Tactical Subordination:
04.04.1943–08.11.1943	WB Ukraine
08.11.1943–02.01.1944	Reserven, 2. Armee, Heeregsruppe Mitte
02.01.1944–05.05.1944	Befh. HG Weissruthenien
05.05.1944–15.06.1944	WB Weissruthenien
21.07.1944–08.08.1944	XI. Armeekorps, Heeresgruppe Nordukraine

Peace Time Organization to 1943:
18th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters Artillery Commander 19th Infantry Regiment • I./19th Infantry Regiment • II./19th Infantry Regiment • III./19th Infantry Regiment 49th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) I./18th Artillery Regiment II./18th Artillery Regiment 18th Cavalry Company 18th Anti-Aircraft Company 18th Signal Company 18th Divisional Service Headquarters	(Békéscsaba) (Orosháza) (Békéscsaba) (Békéscsaba) (Mezötur) (Orosháza) (Mobilization Unit) (Orosháza) (Orosháza) (Békéscsaba) (Mezötur) (Békéscsaba) (Békéscsaba)
Mobilized Combat Organization 07.07.1943:
18th Light Division Headquarters Artillery Commander 19th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 47th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 49th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) I./18th Artillery Batttalion 18th Cavalry Company 18th Anti-Aircraft Company 18th Signal Company 18th Divisional Service Headquarters
Peace Time Organization from 1943:
18th Reserve Division Headquarters Infantry Commander Artillery Commander 40th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 41st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 49th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 46th Artillery Battalion 47th Artillery Battalion 86th Artillery Battalion 18th 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 01.06.1944:
18th Reserve Division Headquarters Infantry Commander Artillery Commander 40th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 41th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 49th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 46th Artillery Battalion 47th Artillery Battalion 86th Artillery Battalion 18th Cavalry Company 18th Anti-Aircraft Company 1./76th Combat Engineer Battalion 18th Signal Company 18th Divisional Service Headquarters

NOTES:

[1] The 18th Reserve Division was removed from the order of battle and dissolved at the beginning of August 1944, after its remnants had been transferred to the 16th Infantry Division.