Cavalry Units


1st Hussar Regiment Ferenc-Józseph-Jász-Kun
Hqs I. II.	Budapest Budapest Budapest
	01.10.37	Regiment	Assigned to 2nd Cavalry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (V Corps)
	20.04.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	01.10.42	Regiment	Dissolved.

2nd Hussar Regiment Árpád fejedelem
Hqs I. II.	Szabadka Szentes Szabadka
	01.10.37	Regiment	Assigned to 2nd Cavalry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (V Corps)
	20.04.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	01.10.42	Regiment	Reassigned to 1st Cavalry Division
	27.04.44	Regiment	Mobilized for 1944 Soviet Campaign.
	01.09.44	Regiment	1st Cavalry Division redesignated 1st Hussar Division.
	00.04.45	Regiment	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Styria, Austria.

3rd Hussar Regiment Nádasy Ferenc
Hqs I. II.	Nagyvárad Nagyvárad / Nagyszalonta Munkács
	01.10.37	Regiment	Assigned to 1st Cavalry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (Mobile Corps)
	20.04.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	27.06.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Soviet Campaign. (Mobile Corps)
	00.10.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	01.10.42	Regiment	Reassigned to 1st Cavalry Division
	27.04.44	Regiment	Mobilized for 1944 Soviet Campaign.
	01.09.44	Regiment	1st Cavalry Division redesignated 1st Hussar Division.
	00.04.45	Regiment	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Styria, Austria.

4th Hussar Regiment Hadik András
Hqs I. II.	Nyiragyháza Nyiragyháza Nyiragyháza
	01.10.37	Regiment	Assigned to 1st Cavalry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (Mobile Corps)
	20.04.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	27.06.41	Regiment	Mobilized for 1941 Soviet Campaign. (Mobile Corps)
	00.10.41	Regiment	Returns to garrisons.
	01.10.42	Regiment	Reassigned to 1st Cavalry Division
	27.04.44	Regiment	Mobilized for 1944 Soviet Campaign.
	01.09.44	Regiment	1st Cavalry Division redesignated 1st Hussar Division.
	00.04.45	Regiment	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Styria, Austria.

I. Cavalry Battalion (Independent) Ferenc-Józseph-Jász-Kun
Hqs	Budapest
	01.10.42	Battalion	Raised from II. Battalion / 1st Cavalry Regiment with two companies.
	03.05.43	2nd Company	Sent to East Front - operates independently. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	2nd Company	Becomes independent and redesignated as I. Cavalry Company.

1st Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Budapest
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 1st Infantry Brigade.
	07.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (1st Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrisons.
	17.02.42	Company	1st Infantry Brigade redesignated 1st Light Division.
	01.10.42	Company	Becomes independent. (1st Light Division dissolved).
	05.11.42	Company	Sent to East Front - operates independently. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	Redesignated as 12th Cavalry Company, assigned to 12th Reserve Division.

2nd Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Budapest
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 2nd Infantry Brigade.
	07.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (2nd Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrisons.
	17.02.42	Company	2nd Infantry Brigade redesignated 2nd Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with III. Field Corps (2nd Army)
	01.10.42	Company	Redesignated as III. Cavalry Company. (III. Field Corps)

3rd Cavalry Company
Hqs	Budapest
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 3rd Infantry Brigade.
	07.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (3rd Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrisons.
	01.08.41	Company	Dissolved. (3rd Infantry Brigade dissolved).

4th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Székesfehérvár
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 4th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	4th Infantry Brigade redesignated 4th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved. (4th Light Division dissolved).

5th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Györ
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 5th Infantry Brigade.
	30.09.41	Company	Sent to East Front - operates independently. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	Assigned to 5th Reserve Division.
	08.05.45	Company	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Zlin, Czechoslovakia.

6th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Komárom
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 6th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	6th Infantry Brigade redesignated 6th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 6th Light Division (III. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants returned to Hungary with 6th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 6th Reconnaissance Battalion (6th Infantry Division).

7th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Sopron
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 7th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	7th Infantry Brigade re-designated 7th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 7th Light Division (III. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants returned to Hungary with 7th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (7th Infantry Division).

8th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Sombathely
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 8th Infantry Brigade.
	30.09.41	Company	Sent to East Front - operates independently. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved. [Used to fill up the 23rd Cavalry Company. (23rd Reserve Division) (??)]

9th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Nagykanizsa
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 9th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	9th Infantry Brigade redesignated 9th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 9th Light Division (III. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	04.03.43	Company	9th Light Division transferred to Occupation Forces.
	10.08.43	Company	9th Light Division redesignated 9th Reserve Division.
	15.04.44	Company	Dissolved. (9th Reserve Division dissolved).

10th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Kaposvár
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 10th Infantry Brigade.
	07.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (10th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	10th Infantry Brigade redesignated 10th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 10th Light Division (IV. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants returned to Hungary with 10th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 10th Reconnaissance Battalion (10th Infantry Division).

11th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Pécs
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 11th Infantry Brigade.
	07.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (11th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	11th Infantry Brigade redesignated 11th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved. (11th Light Division dissolved).

12th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Szekszárd
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 12th Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (12th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	12th Infantry Brigade redesignated 12th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 12th Light Division (IV. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	04.03.43	Company	12th Light Division transferred to Occupation Forces.
	10.08.43	Company	12th Light Division redesignated 12th Reserve Division.
	12.02.44	Company	Destroyed in Budapest. (12th Reserve Division destroyed)

13th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Kecskemét
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 7th Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (13th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	13th Infantry Brigade redesignated 13th Light Division.
	30.05.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 13th Light Division (IV. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants returned to Hungary with 3th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 13th Reconnaissance Battalion (13th Infantry Division).

14th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Szeged
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 14th Infantry Brigade.
	30.09.41	Company	Sent to East Front - operates independently. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	Redesignated as 15th Cavalry Company (Independent). (??)

15th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Szabadka
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 15th Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (15th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	15th Infantry Brigade redesignated 15th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved in Hungary (15th Light Division dissolved).
	10.08.43	Company	Raised on the East Front by redesignating 14th Cavalry Company (??)
	15.04.44	Company	Dissolved.

16th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Szolnok
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 16th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	16th Infantry Brigade redesignated 16th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 16th Reconnaissance Battalion (16th Infantry Division).

17th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Debrecen
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 17th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	17th Infantry Brigade redesignated 17th Light Division.
	11.04.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with IV. Field Corps (2nd Army)
	01.10.42	Company	Redesignated as IV. Cavalry Company. (IV. Field Corps)

18th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Békéscsaba
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 18th Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	18th Infantry Brigade redesignated 18th Light Division.
	26.04.43	Company	Sent to the East Front with 18th Light Division. (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	18th Ligth Division redesignated 18th Reserve Division.
	01.08.44	Company	Dissolved. (18th Reserve Division dissolved).

19th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Miskolc
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 19th Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (19th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	19th Infantry Brigade redesignated 19th Light Division.
	19.06.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 19th Light Division (VII. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	04.03.43	Company	19th Light Division transferred to Occupation Forces.
	10.08.43	Company	19th Light Division redesignated 19th Reserve Division.
	00.08.44	Company	Dissolved. (19th Reserve Division dissolved).

20th Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Eger
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 20th Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (20th Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	17.02.42	Company	20th Infantry Brigade redesignated 20th Light Division.
	19.06.42	Company	Sent to East Front with 20th Light Division (VII. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants returned to Hungary with 20th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 20th Reconnaissance Battalion (20th Infantry Division).

21st Cavalry Company
Hqs	Losonc
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 21st Infantry Brigade.
	05.04.41	Company	Mobilized for 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign. (21st Infantry Brigade)
	17.04.41	Company	Returns to garrison.
	01.09.41	Company	Possibly to East Front, although movement orders have not been discovered. In addition, the Hungarian OOB do not indicate a 21st Cavalry Company on the East Front. Be that as it may, a 21st Hungarian Cavalry Company is depicted with German security forces on 23.11.42 and 01.01.43 east of Gomel.
	17.02.42	Company	21st Infantry Brigade redesignated 21st Light Division.
	15.05.44	Company	Dissolved. (21st Light Division dissolved).

22nd Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Nyiregyháza
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 22nd Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	22nd Infantry Brigade redesignated 22nd Light Division.
	19.06.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with VII. Field Corps (2nd Army)
	01.10.42	Company	Redesignated as VII. Cavalry Company. (VII. Field Corps)

23rd Cavalry Company
Hqs	Kassa
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 23rd Infantry Brigade.
	17.02.42	Company	23rd Infantry Brigade redesignated 23rd Light Division.
	19.06.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with 23rd Light Division (VII. Field Corps, 2nd Army)
	04.03.43	Company	23rd Light Division transferred to Occupation Forces.
	10.08.43	Company	23rd Light Division redesignated 23rd Reserve Division. Filled up by 8th Cavalry Company. (?)
	06.05.45	Company	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Styria, Austria.

24th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Ungvár
	23.01.39	Company	Raised under 24th Infantry Brigade.
	01.09.41	Company	Possibly to East Front, although movement orders have not been discovered. In addition, the Hungarian OOB do not indicate a 24th Cavalry Company on the East Front. Be that as it may, a 24th Hungarian Cavalry Company is depicted with German security forces on 23.11.42 and 01.01.43 east of Gomel.
	17.02.42	Company	24th Infantry Brigade redesignated 24th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	If on East Front, dissolved. If in Hungary, amalgamated into the 24th Reconnaissance Battalion. (24th Infantry Division)

25th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Nagyvárad
	01.10.42	Company	Raised under 25th Light Division.
	11.04.43	Company	Sent to East Front with 25th Light Division (Occupation Forces)
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved.

26th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Kolozsvár
	01.10.42	Company	Raised under 26th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Dissolved.

27th Cavalry Company
Hqs	Kolozsvár
	01.10.42	Company	Raised under 27th Light Division.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 27th Reconnaissance Battalion (27th Light Division).

I. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Budapest
	10.08.43	Company	Raised from 2nd Company, I. Cavalry Battalion.
	07.04.44	Company	Assigned 1st Army.
	?	Company	Fate and date unknown.

II. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Komáron
	?	Company	Raised. (II. Corps)
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 6th Reconnaissance Battalion.

III. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Sopron
	01.10.42	Company	Raised by redesignation of 2nd Cavalry Company on East Front. (III. Corps)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants return to Hungary with III. Field Corps.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 7th Reconnaissance Battalion.

IV. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Pécs
	01.10.42	Company	Raised by redesignation of 17th Cavalry Company on East Front. (IV. Corps)
	30.05.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with IV. Field Corps (2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants return to Hungary with IV. Field Corps.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 10th Reconnaissance Battalion.

V. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Topolya
	01.10.42	Company	Raised from ? Cavalry Company. (V. Corps)
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 13th Reconnaissance Battalion.

VI. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Debrecen
	01.10.42	Company	Raised from ? Cavalry Company. (VI. Corps)
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 16th Reconnaissance Battalion.

VII. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Rimaszombat
	01.10.42	Company	Raised by redesignation of 22nd Cavalry Company on East Front. (VII. Corps)
	19.06.42	Company	Sent to the East Front with VIIth Field Corps (2nd Army)
	00.05.43	Company	Remnants return to Hungary.
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 20th Reconnaissance Battalion.

VIII. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Kassa
	01.10.42	Company	Raised from ? Cavalry Company. (VIII. Corps)
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 24th Reconnaissance Battalion.

IX. Cavalry Company (Independent)
Hqs	Kolozsvár
	01.10.42	Company	Raised from 1st Company, 1st Cavalry Regiment. (IX. Corps)
	10.08.43	Company	Amalgamated into 25th Reconnaissance Battalion.