1st Cavalry Division

Headquarters:
Nyiregyháza,
later Budapest

Lineage:
Constituted:	01.10.1942	as 1st Cavalry Division, from 1st Cavalry Brigade and 2nd Cavalry Brigade
Activated:	26.04.1944
Redesignated:	00.09.1944	as 1st Huszár Division
Discontinued:	00.04.1945	Remnants surrendered in part to US forces in Styria, Austria and in part to Soviet forces east of the Enn River.

Commanding Officers:
01.10.1942–18.07.1944	MG Antal Vattay
18.07.1944–04.11.1944	MG Mihály Ibrányi
13.11.1944–00.04.1945	COL Zoltán Schell

Administrative Subordination:
01.10.1942–27.04.1944	VKF (peace time garrisons)
27.04.1944–15.06.1944	(being activated) VKF
10.06.1944–18.06.1944	Transported to II Reserve Corps
15.06.1944–23.09.1944	II Reserve Corps
23.09.1944–08.10.1944	Returned to Hungary
08.10.1944–31.01.1945	Reserves, Third Army
31.01.1945–00.04.1945	VIII Corps, Third Army

Tactical Subordination:
15.06.1944–29.06.1944	z.Vfg., 2.Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
04.07.1944–15.07.1944	Gruppe Hateneck, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
15.07.1944–19.07.1944	z.Vfg., 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
19.07.1944–24.07.1944	Gruppe Merker, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
24.07.1944–29.07.1944	XX. Armeekorps, Gruppe von Roman, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
29.07.1944–31.08.1944	VIII. Corps, Gruppe von Roman, 2. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
31.08.1944–23.09.1944	IV. SS-Panzerkorps, 9. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
05.11.1944–26.11.1944	III. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
26.11.1944–22.12.1944	LXXII. Armeekorps, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
22.12.1944–31.01.1945	III. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd

Peace Time Organization from 1943:

   1st Huszár Division Headquarters
   Cavalry Commander
   Artillery Commander
   2nd Hussar Regiment Headquarters
     • I./2nd Hussar Regiment
     • II./2nd Hussar Regiment
   3rd Hussar Regiment Headquarters
     • I./3rd Hussar Regiment
     • II./3rd Hussar Regiment
   4th Hussar Regiment Headquarters
     • I./4th Hussar Regiment
     • II./4th Hussar Regiment
   1st Cavalry Tank Battalion
   15th Bicycle Battalion
   3rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
   3rd Artillery Battalion (mot)
   1st Horse Artillery Battalion
   55th Anti-Aircraft Battalion (mot)
   4th Engineer Company (mot)
   1st Cavalry Signal Company (mot)
   1st Cavalry Division Service Headquarters (mot)

   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Budapest)
   (Szabadka)
   (Szentes)
   (Szabadka)
   (Nagyvárad)
   (Nagyvárad)
   (Munkács)
   (Nyiregyháza)
   (Nyiregyháza)
   (Nyiregyháza)
   (Zenta)
   (Kiskunhalas )
   (Szilágysomlyó)
   (Nyirbátor)
   (Nagyvárad)
   (Szeged)
   (Óbecse)
   (Nyiregyháza)
   (Szabadka)

Mobilized Combat Organization 20.06.1944:

   Division Headquarters
   Infantry Commander
   Artillery Commander
   2nd Cavalry Regiment (I. – II.)
   3rd Cavalry Regiment (I. – II.)
   4th Cavalry Regiment (I. – II.)
   1st Cavalry Tank Battalion
   15th Bicycle Battalion
   1st Cavalry Artillery Battalion
   2nd Cavalry Artillery Battalion
   3rd Artillery Battalion (mot)
   55th Anti-Aircraft Battalion (mot)
   4th Combat Engineer Company (mot)
   1st Cavalry Signal Company (mot)
   1st Cavalry Division Service Headquarters (mot)

NOTES:
Some elements present in Budapest were destroyed when the city fell on 13.02.1945.