World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Royal Hungarian Honvéd 20th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:    Eger (VII Corps)

Lineage:    Constituted:       23.01.1939    as 20th Infantry Brigade. [From the 2/7 Infantry Commander, 7th Mixed Brigade]    Redesignated:    17.02.1942    as 20th Light Division    Activated:    21.03.1942         Disbanded:    00.06.1943         Redesignated:    10.08.1943    as 20th Infantry Division    Activated:    21.03.1944         Discountinued:    00.05.1945    Surrendered to British forces in southern Austria and northern Croatia

Commanding Officers:    23.01.1939–01.08.1941    BG Ödön Domanieczky    01.08.1941–21.08.1942    BG Károly Kovács    10.08.1942–03.10.1942    COL Géza Nagy    03.10.1942–15.05.1943    BG Frigyes Vasváry    15.05.1943–10.08.1943    COL Béla Németh    10.08.1943–26.10.1944    BG Frigyes Vasváry    26.10.1944–00.03.1945    BG Jenö Tömöry    00.03.1945–00.05.1945    BG Ferenc Tilger

Administrative Subordination:    23.01.1939–10.03.1940    HM (peace time garrisons)    01.03.1940–24.03.1942    VKF (peace time garrisons)    24.03.1942–20.07.1942    VII Corps, Second Army    20.07.1942–29.07.1942    IV Corps, Second Army    29.07.1942–12.01.1943    III Corps, Second Army    12.01.1943–03.02.1943    (Remnants), IV Corps, Second Army    03.02.1943–00.05.1943    (Remnants), Reserven, Second Army    00.05.1943–00.06.1943    Returned to Hungary    00.06.1943–21.03.1944    VKF (peace time garrisons)    21.03.1944–05.04.1944    Being activated in 7th Military District    05.04.1944–15.04.1944    First Army    15.04.1944–24.07.1944    IX Corps, First Army    24.07.1944–16.09.1944    VII Corps    16.09.1944–27.09.1944    IV Corps, Third Army    27.09.1944–26.11.1944    VIII Corps, Third Army    26.11.1944–03.12.1944    II Corps, Third Army    03.12.1944–06.01.1945    (Remnants), Reserven, Third Army    06.01.1945–00.04.1945    II Corps, Third Army Tactical Subordination:    20.08.1942–12.12.1942    XXIV. Panzerkorps, Heeresgruppe Süd    06.05.1944–24.07.1944    LIX. Armeekorps, 1. Panzermee, Heeresgruppe Süd    24.07.1944–08.08.1944    XI. Armeekorps, 1. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Süd    13.10.1944–12.12.1944    LVII. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd    22.12.1944–27.12.1944    III. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd

Peace Time Organization to 1943:    20th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters    Artillery Commander    14 Infantry Regiment      • I./14 Infantry Regiment      • II./14 Infantry Regiment      • III./14 Infantry Regiment    44th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    I./20th Artillery Regiment    II./20th Artillery Regiment    20th Cavalry Company    20th Anti-Aircraft Company    20th Signal Company    20th Divisional Service Headquarters    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Gyöngyös)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Rimaszombat)    (Miskolc)    (Eger)    (Eger)   Mobilized Combat Organization 01.06.1942:    20th Light Division Headquarters    Artillery Commander    14th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    23rd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    I./20th Artillery Regiment    II./20th Artillery Regiment    20th Cavalry Company    20th Anti-Aircraft Company    20th Signal Company    20th Divisional Service Headquarters   Peace Time Organization from 1943:    20th Infantry Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    Artillery Commander    13th Infantry Regiment      • I./13th Infantry Regiment      • II./13th Infantry Regiment      • III./13th Infantry Regiment    14 Infantry Regiment      • I./14 Infantry Regiment      • II./14 Infantry Regiment      • III./14 Infantry Regiment    23rd Infantry Regiment      • I./23rd Infantry Regiment      • II./23rd Infantry Regiment      • III./23rd Infantry Regiment    19th Artillery Battalion    20th Artillery Battalion    21th Artillery Battalion    20th Reconnaissance Battalion    (Eger)    (Losanc)    (Eger)    (Miskolc)    (Rozsnyó)    (Miskolc)    (Tornalja)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Eger)    (Gyöngyös)    (Losanc)    (Losanc)    (Balassagyarmat)    (Salgótarján)    (Miskolc)    Gyöngyös)    (Losanc)    (Rimaszombat)   Mobilized Combat Organization 21.03.1944:    20th Infantry Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    Artillery Commander    13th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    14th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    23rd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    19th Artillery Battalion    20th Artillery Battalion    21st Artillery Battalion    77th Artillery Battalion    V Artillery Battalion    20th Reconnaissance Battalion    20th Anti-Aircraft Company    57th Combat Engineer Battalion    20th Signal Battalion    20th Divisional Service Headquarters