2nd Armored Division

Headquarters:
Munkács;
later Kecskemét (Mobile Corps, later I Armored Corps)

Ready Tank Strengths:
19.04.44 25.04.44 30.04.44 10.05.44 15.05.44 21.05.44 26.05.44 30.05.44 06.06.44 10.06.44 16.06.44 21.06.66 28.05.44 06.07.44 11.07.44 16.07.44 21.07.44 22.07.44 02.08.44 07.08.44 15.08.44 20.08.44 25.08.44 30.08.44 13.09.44 14.09.44 20.09.44 30.09.44 05.10.44 10.10.44 15.10.44 27.10.44 01.11.44 15.11.44 21.11.44 06.12.44 07.12.44 11.12.44 21.12.44 30.12.44 06.01.45 16.01.44 20.01.45 24.01.45 25.01.45 01.02.45 05.02.45 10.02.45 15.02.45 21.02.45 26.02.45 01.03.45 11.03.45 15.03.45	30×Hungarian tanks 21×Hungarian tanks 5×Hungarian tanks 5×Hungarian tanks 5×Hungarian tanks; 4×Pz-IV, 3×Pz-V, 4×Pz-VI [1] 7×Hungarian tanks; 5×Pz-IV, 3×Pz-V, 9×Pz-VI [1] 39×Hungarian tanks; 6×Pz-IV, 10×Pv-VI [1] 39×Hungarian tanks; 4×Pz-IV 35×Hungarian tanks; 8×Pz-IV 38×Hungarian tanks; 7×Pz-IV 38×Hungarian tanks; 6×Pz-IV 37×Hungarian tanks; 7×Pz-IV, 12×StuG [2] 34×Hungarian tanks; 9×Pz-IV, 12×StuG [2] 30×Hungarian tanks; 5×Pz-IV, 12×StuG [2] 30×Hungarian tanks; 6×Pz-IV, 6×Pz-VI, 8×StuG [2] 30×Hungarian tanks; 11×Pz-IV, 7×Pz-VI, 11×StuG [2] 30×Hungarian tanks; 11×Pz-IV, 7×Pz-VI, 11×StuG [2] 27×Hungarian tanks; 8×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-VI, 11×StuG [2] 28×Hungarian tanks; 1×Pz-IV, 11×StuG [2] 0×Hungarian tanks; 0×German tanks 0×Hungarian tanks; 0×German tanks 0×Hungarian tanks; 0×German tanks 5×Hungarian tanks; 0×German tanks 5×Hungarian tanks; 0×German tanks 28×Hungarian tanks; 29×Pz-IV 28×Hungarian tanks; 24×Pz-IV, 5×Pz-V 57×German tanks 6×Pz-IV; 2×Pz-V; 2×Pz-VI; 6×StuG 9×Hungarian tanks; 1×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V, 1×StuG (Tanks on hand: 64×Hungarian tanks; 17×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V, 3×Pz-VI, 1×StuG) 12×Hungarian tanks; 4×Pz-IV, 1×StuG (Tanks on hand: 64×Hungarian tanks; 18×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V, 1×StuG) 11×Hungarian tanks; 13×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V, 1×StuG (Tanks on hand: 18×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V, 1×StuG) [3] 11×Pz-IV, 3×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 22×Pz-IV, 3×Pz-V) 4×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV) 8×Pz-IV, 1×Pz-V [3] 0×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V) 2×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 21×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V, 1×StuG) 2×Pz-IV; 7×Nimrod, 3×Casba, 0×Turan 40mm, 0×Turan 75mm, 5×Toldi 20mm; (Tanks on hand: 21×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V, 1×StuG 26×Nimrod, 8×Csaba, 35×Turan 40mm, 8×Turan 75mm, 16×Toldi 20mm) 2×StuG 2×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 21×Pz-IV, 4×Pz-V) 4×German tanks 9×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 32 Pz-IV) 27×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 32×Pz-IV) 26×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 32×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V; 9×Pz-IV; 4×Nimrod, 5×Casba, 0×Turan 40mm, 3×Turan 75mm, 2×Toldi 20mm; (Tanks on hand: 31×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V; 9×Nimrod, 9×Csaba, 9×Turan 40mm, 9×Turan 75mm, 3×Toldi 20mm) 9×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 31×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 10×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 4×Pz-IV, 1×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 22×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 13×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 19×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 16×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 19×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 16×Pz-IV, 1×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 19×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 16×Pz-IV, 1×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 17×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V) 16×Pz-IV (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV) 16×Pz-IV, 1×Pz-V (Tanks on hand: 24×Pz-IV, 2×Pz-V)
NOTES: [1] The Pz-IV from 7. Pz.Div; Pz-V from 23. Pz.Div.; Pz-VI from 509. s.Pz.Abt. [2] The German StuGesch were in the Assault Gun Company of the I./3 Tank Regiment. [3] After this date Hungarian tanks were usually not reported.

Lineage:
Constituted:	01.10.1941	as 2nd Armored Division.
Activated:	27.03.1944
Discontinued:	00.04.1945	Surrendered to Soviet forces at the end of April 1945 in Styria, Austria.

Commanding Officers:
01.10.1941–15.04.1942	MG Lajos Veress
15.04.1942–01.10.1942	BG Aladár Asztalossy
01.10.1942–01.10.1943	BG Ferenc Bisza
01.10.1943–01.06.1944	COL Ferenc Osztovics
01.06.1944–00.04.1945	BG Zoltán Zsedényi

Administrative Subordination:
01.11.1941–27.03.1944	VKF (peace time garrisons)
28.03.1944–15.04.1944	Reserves, First Army
15.04.1944–15.08.1944	III Corps, First Army
15.08.1944–05.09.1944	Reserves, First Army
05.09.1944–23.10.1944	II Corps, Second Army
23.10.1944–05.11.1944	Reserves, First Army
05.11.1944–04.04.1945	Reserves, Third Army
04.04.1945–00.04.1945	VIII Corps, Third Army
Tactical Subordination:
15.04.1944–15.05.1944	XI. Armeekorps, Hgr. Nordukraine
18.10.1944–28.10.1944	III. Panzerkorps, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico, Hgr. Süd
28.10.1944–05.11.1944	XXIX. Armeekorps, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico, Hgr. Süd
05.11.1944–12.11.1944	Gruppe Breith, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico, Hgr. Süd
12.11.1944–26.11.1944	IV. Panzerkorps, Armeegruppe Fretter-Pico, Hgr. Süd
02.12.1944–22.12.1944	z.Vfg., Hgr. Süd
22.12.1944–11.01.1945	LXXII. Armeekorps, Armeegruppe Balck, Hgr. Süd
11.01.1945–01.02.1945	III. Panzerkorps, Armeegruppe Balck, Hgr. Süd
01.02.1945–19.03.1945	IV. SS-Panzerkorps,, Armeegruppe Balck, Hgr. Süd
22.03.1945–04.04.1945	I. SS-Panzerkorps, 6. Armee, Hgr. Süd

Peace Time Organization from 1943:

   2nd Armored Division Headquarters
   Artillery Commander
   3rd Tank Regiment Headquarters
     • I./3rd Tank Regiment
     • II./3rd Tank Regiment
     • III./3rd Tank Regiment
   3rd Motorized Regiment Headquarters
     • 4th Motorized Battalion
     • 5th Motorized Battalion
     • 6th Motorized Battalion
   2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
   2nd Artillery Battalion (mot)
   6th Artillery Battalion (mot)
   52nd Anti-Aircraft-Battalion (mot)
   52nd Anti-Aircraft-Battalion (self-propelled)
   2nd Combat Engineer Company (mot)
   3rd Combat Engineer Company (mot)
   2nd Armored Division Service Headquarters (mot)

   (Kecskemét)
   (Kecskemét)
   (Cegléd)
   (Cegléd)
   (Kecskemét)
   (Kiskunhalás)
   (Ungvár)
   (Kassa)
   (Ungvár)
   (Munkács)
   (Kassa)
   (Kassa)
   (Nagykörös)
   (Ungvár))
   (Cegléd)
   (Tiszakirva)
   (Szatmárnémeti)
   (Munkács)