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Royal Hungarian Honvéd
19th Infantry Brigade
Headquarters:
   Miskolc (VII Corps)
Lineage:
   Constituted:       23.01.1939    as 19th Infantry Brigade. [From the 1/7 Infantry Commander, 7. Mixed Brigade]
   Activated:    07.04.1941     
   Inactivated:    17.04.1941     
   Redesignated:    17.02.1942    as 19th Light Division
   Activated:    24.03.1942     
   Redesignated:    10.08.1943    as 19th Reserve Division (Headquarters Staff from 25th Light Division)
   Discontinued:    00.08.1944    Removed from the peace time order of battle. [1]
Commanding Officers:
   23.01.1939–01.08.1941    BG József Csatáry
   01.08.1941–01.05.1942    BG Gyözö Beleznay
   01.05.1942–00.08.1942    COL László Deák
   00.08.1942–00.09.1942    COL Ferenc Szász
   01.10.1942–01.06.1943    BG Aladár Asztalossy
   10.08.1943–00.05.1944    COL Imre Kálmán
   00.05.1944–00.08.1944    BG László Miskey
Administrative Subordination:
   23.01.1939–01.03.1940    HM (peace time garrisons)
   01.03.1940–07.04.1943    VKF (peace time garrisons)
   07.04.1941–17.04.1941    V Corps, Third Army
   17.04.1941–24.03.1942    (Inactive; peace time garrisons)
   24.03.1942–04.07.1942    VII Corps, Second Army
   04.07.1942–09.07.1942    III Corps, Second Army
   09.07.1942–11.02.1943    VII Corps, Second Army
   11.02.1943–04.03.1943    (Remnants), Reserven, Second Army
   04.03.1943–01.05.1943    H.O.G. West, Second Army
   01.05.1943–15.08.1943    VII Corps, H.O.F.C.
   15.08.1943–01.04.1944    VII Corps, Second Army
   01.04.1944–10.05.1944    VII Corps, First Army
   10.05.1944–21.07.1944    VI Corps, First Army
   21.07.1944–00.08.1944    (being dissolved) Reserven, First Army
Tactical Subordination:
   11.02.1943–04.03.1943    (Remnants) Reserven, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
   04.03.1943–08.10.1943    WB Ukraine
   08.10.1943–01.04.1944    Befh. Weissruthenien
 
Peace Time Organization to 1943:
   19th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters
   Artillery Commander
   13th Infantry Regiment
     • I./13th Infantry Regiment
     • II./13th Infantry Regiment
     • III./13th Infantry Regiment
   43th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   I./19th Artillery Regiment
   II./19th Artillery Regiment
   19th Cavalry Company
   19th Anti-Aircraft Company
   19th Signal Company
   19th Divisional Service Headquarters
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Rozsnyó)
   (Miskolc)
   (Tornalja)
   (Mobilization Unit)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
   (Miskolc)
 
Mobilized Combat Organization 01.06.1942:
   19th Light Division Headquarters
   Artillery Commander
   13th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   Headquarters 43rd Infantry Regiment with I./43, I./53, III./53
   I./19th Artillery Regiment
   II./19th Artillery Regiment
   19th Cavalry Company
   19th Anti-Aircraft Company
   19th Signal Company
   19th Divisional Service Headquarters
 
Peace Time Organization from 1943:
   19th Reserve Division Headquarters
   Infantry Commander
   Artillery Commander
   43rd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   44th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   53th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   49th Artillery Battalion
   50th Artillery Battalion
   87th Artillery Battalion
   19th 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 01.10.1943:
   19th Reserve Division Headquarters
   Artillery Commander
   25th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) [1]
   35th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) [2]
   53rd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)
   19th Cavalry Company
   19th Anti-Aircraft Company
   19th Signal Company
   19th Divisional Service Headquarters
 
 
NOTES:
[1] The 19th Reserve Division was removed from the official peace time order of battle and dissolved August 1944, after its remnants had been transferred to the 20th Infantry Division towards the end of July 1944.
[2] The 25th Infantry Regiment only until 17.01.1944.
[3] This was the former 55th Infantry Regiment, which had been redesignated as the 53rd on 01.10.1943.
 
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