World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Royal Hungarian Honvéd 23rd Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:    Kassa (VIII Corps)

Constituted:       23.01.1939    as 23rd Infantry Brigade. [New]    Redesignated:    17.02.1942    as 23rd Light Division    Activated:    24.03.1942         Redesignated:    10.08.1943    as 23rd Reserve Division    Discontinued:    06.05.1945    Surrendered to Soviet forces in Styria, Austria

Commanding Officers:    23.01.1939–01.03.1940    COL József Heszlényi    01.03.1940–11.02.1942    BG Kálmán Máthé    00.03.1942–01.10.1942    BG István Kiss    01.10.1942–01.06.1943    BG Gyula Vargyassy    01.06.1943–01.07.1943    BG Miklós Dépold    01.07.1943–30.01.1944    BG Pál Magyar    30.01.1944–00.05.1944    COL Jenö Sövenyházi-Herdiczky    00.05.1944–00.10.1944    BG Gusztáv Deseö    00.10.1944–20.10.1944    BG Ferenc Osztovics    00.11.1944–00.04.1945    BG Géza Fehér    00.04.1945–06.05.1944    COL István Miklóssy

Administrative Subordination:    23.01.1939–01.03.1940    HM (peace time garrisons)    01.03.1940–24.03.1942    VKF (peace time garrisons)    24.03.1942–09.07.1942    VII Corps    09.07.1942–11.02.1943    VII Corps, Second Army    11.02.1943–04.03.1943    (Remnants) Reserves, 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.    01.05.1944–05.09.1944    II Res. Corps    05.09.1944–09.09.1944    Returned to Hungary    09.09.1944–07.11.1944    VIII Corps, Third Army    07.11.1944–02.12.1944    II Corps, Third Army    07.01.1945–02.03.1945    Reserves, Third Army    02.03.1945–06.05.1944    VIII Corps, Third Army Tactical Subordination:    23.01.1943–11.02.1943    Korps Cramer, Heeresgruppe B    11.02.1943–04.03.1943    (Remnants) Reserven, Heeresgruppe B    04.03.1943–01.05.1943    2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte    01.05.1943–07.07.1943    Befh. HG Süd    07.07.1943–08.10.1943    Befh. HG Mitte    08.10.1943–01.04.1944    Befh. HG Weissruthenien    05.05.1944–15.07.1944    Reserven, Heeresgruppe Mitte    15.07.1944–31.08.1944    Reserven, 2. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe Mitte    31.08.1944–09.09.1944    Reserven, 9. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte    02.12.1944–30.12.1944    LVII. Panzerkorps, 6 Armee    30.12.1944–07.01.1945    IX. SS-Gebirgskorps, 6. Armee    11.01.1945–13.01.1945    III. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee    13.01.1945–26.01.1945    I. Kavalleriekorps, 6. Armee    26.01.1945–01.02.1945    IX. SS-Gebirgskorps, 6. Armee    01.02.1945–02.03.1945    I. Kavalleriekorps, 6. Armee

Peace Time Organization to 1943:    23rd Brigade / Light Division Headquarters    Artillery Commander    21st Infantry Regiment      • I./21st Infantry Regiment      • II./21st Infantry Regiment      • III./21st Infantry Regiment    51st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    I./23st Artillery Regiment    II./23st Artillery Regiment    23st Cavalry Company    23rd Anti-Aircraft Company    23rd Signal Company    23rd Divisional Service Headquarters    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Szerencs)    (Mobilization Unit)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)    (Kassa)   Mobilized Combat Organization 01.06.1942:    23rd Light Division Headquarters    Headquarters 21st Infantry Regiment with III./21, I./32, III./32    Headquarters 51st Infantry Regiment with III./31, II./54, III./54    I./23st Artillery Regiment    II./23st Artillery Regiment    23rd Cavalry Company    23rd Anti-Aircraft Company    23rd Signal Company    23rd Divisional Service Headquarters   Peace Time Organization from 1943:    23rd Reserve Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    Artillery Commander    42nd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    51st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    54th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    52nd Artillery Battalion    53rd Artillery Battalion    88th Artillery Battalion    23rd 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:    23rd Reserve Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    51st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    54th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    8th Cavalry Company    23rd Anti-Aircraft Company    23rd Signal Company    23rd Divisional Service Headquarters     Mobilized Combat Organization 05.05.1944:    23rd Reserve Division Headquarters    Infantry Commander    42nd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    51st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    54th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.)    23rd Cavalry Company    23rd Anti-Aircraft Company    1/78th Combat Engineer Company    23rd Signal Battalion    23rd Divisional Service Headquarters