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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 01.05.04 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 01.05.04 |
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– Errata –
Leo W.G. Niehorster " The Royal Hungarian Army 1920 - 1945 " Axis Europa, New York, 1998 |
| Page 18 | Paragraph 5, 4th Line | Should read: 14.03.1939
- Not: 14.03.1439 |
| Page 64 | Right Column | See 1941 Yugoslavia Campaign for correct order of battle |
| Page 93 | Paragraph 5, 4th Line | Should read: Soviet Union |
| Page 98 | Chart | The II. Corps has the II. Engineer Battalion.
Not: I. Engineer Battalion |
| The I., II., III., IV. Corps Engineer Battalion have no bicycle engineer companies. | ||
| The 1st Cavalry Division's reconnaissance battalion also has 1 motorized and 2 motorcycle companies. | ||
| Page 99 | Chart | Should read: 11./1. Fortress Company.
- Not: the 11./4. Fortress Company. |
| It should be the 27.F for the 27th Light Division's reconnaissance battalion.
- Not: 26.F. |
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| Page 118 | Chart | The Motorized Anitaircraft Battalion has only one heavy and one light company. |
| Motorized Infantry Regiment: The Motorized Anti-Tank Company is subordinate to the Motorized Infantry Battalion. {Tab error} | ||
| Page 120 | Chart | Armored Reconnaissance Battalion: Should read: Anti-Tank Platoon (4 ATG [40mm]).
- Not: Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon (3 ATG [75mm] + 3 LMG) |
| Page 159 | Paragraph 4, 9th Line | Infantry and cavalry companies only had three platoons. |
| Paragraph 4, 14th Line | Should read ... light mortars.
- Not: trench mortars |
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| Diagram | The corrected diagram using symbols on this site: 1942 Security Division .
Or download the corrected diagram using Hungarian symbols (as zipped PCX file) for the 1942 Security Division 42-sec.zip |
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| Page 165 | Chart | {See also the 1941-1944 Hungarian Occupation Forces chart on this site.} |
| 40th Infantry Regiment Headquarters should be 'black' (Fall 41 - Summer 1942). | ||
| Headquarters, I./47 and II./47 Infantry Regiment should be 'dotted' (Summer 1943) | ||
| III./47 Infantry Regiment should be 'black' (Fall 41 - Summer 42). | ||
| 1st Cavalry Company should be 'horizontal stripes' (Fall 1942 - Winter 1942/43) | ||
| Page 191 | Honvéd Ministry | BUREAU OF THE AIRFORCE:
Lt.Gen. András Littay was Chief from 01.03.41 - 19.09.41 |
| Page 207 | III. Corps | A III. Corps Bicycle Battalion was not raised. |
| Page 208 | IV. Corps | A IV. Corps Bicycle Battalion was not raised. |
| Page 212 | VIII. Corps / II. Reserve Corps | Lineage should read Disbanded 6.10.1941 Raises the Hungarian Occupation Command.
- Not: Disbanded 1.11.1941. Raises the Hungarian Occupation Group. |
| NOTES should read: Then raised the Hungarian Occupation Command on 6.10.1941.
Not: - Then raised the Hungarian Occupation Group on 1.10.1941. |
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| Page 216 | Székeler Command | Lineage: Constituted: 1.10.1942.
- Not: 1.02.43 |
| Commanding General: Add: 1.10.42 - 1.02.43 – ? – | ||
| Page 227 | 102nd Light Division | Lineage: Activated: 1.12.1941.
- Not: 1.10.1941 |
| Mobilized Combat Organization should read: 31.12.1942.
- Not: 1.11.42 |
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| Mobilized Combat Organization should read: - Headquarters Inf.Rgt. 53 ... II/53.
- Not: II/52 |
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| Administrative Attachments change: 7.04.41 - 17.04.41 IV Corps, Third Army
- Not: I Corps, Third Army |
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| Administrative Attachments change:
17.04.41 - 1.10.41 VKF (peace time garrisons) 1.10.41 - 9.02 42 (Headquarters only) H.O.C. |
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| Tactical Attachments change: 1.12.41 - 30.01.42.
- Not 6.10.41. |
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| Page 228 | 3rd Infantry Brigade | {Comment: The 3rd Infantry Brigade did not participate in the 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign.} |
| Add under '3rd INFANTRY BRIGADE': Headquarters: Budapest (I Corps) | ||
| Lineage delete Activated: 7.04.1941 and Inactivated 17.04.1941 | ||
| Attachments delete: 7.04.41 and 17.04.41 | ||
| Page 233 | 108th Light Division | Peace Time Organization to 1943 should read: 35th Infantry Regiment.
- Not 34th Infantry Regiment. |
| Mobilized Combat Organization 31.12.41: Add:
21st Antiaircraft Company and 11th Signal Company. |
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| Page 234 | 9th Reserve Division | {Comment: The 9th Infantry Brigade did participate in the 1941 Yugoslavia Campiagn.} |
| Under Lineage add:
Activated: 6.04.1941; Inactivated: 17.04.1941. |
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| Administrative Attachments add
1.03.40 - 6.04.41 VKF (peace time garrisons). 6.04.41 - 17.04.41 Reserves, Third Army 17.05.41 - 24.03.42 VKF (peace time garrisons) |
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| Page 236 | 11th Light Division | Commanding Officers should read Brig.Gen. János Dömötör {Note umlaut added over last 'o'} |
| Administrative Attachments should read 5.04.41 -17.04.41 Reserves, Third Army.
- Not IV Corps, Third Army. |
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| NOTES should read: ... 'peace time order of battle on 10.08.1943. - Not 10.08. 1941. | ||
| Page 238 | 13th Infantry Division | Administrative Attachments: 9.04.41 - 17.04.41 I Corps, Third Army.
- Not V Corps, Third Army. |
| Page 244 | 19th Reserve Division | Commanding Officers should read Brig.Gen. József Csatáry (note accent over the 'a' added). |
| Administrative Attachments: 7.04.41 - 17.04.41 V Corps, Third Army.
- Not VII Corps, Third Army. |
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| Page 245 | 20th Infantry Division | {Comment: The 20th Infantry Brigade did not participate in the 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign.} |
| Lineage: Delete Activated: 7.04.1941 and Inactivated 17.04.1941 | ||
| Attachments: Delete: 7.04.41 and 17.04.41 | ||
| Page 246 | 21st Light Division | {Comment: The 21st Infantry Brigade did not participate in the 1941 Yugoslavian Campaign.} |
| Lineage: Delete Activated: 7.04.1941 and Inactivated 17.04.1941 | ||
| Attachments: Delete: 7.04.41 and 17.04.41 | ||
| Mobilized Combat Organization 1.09.1941: Delete the first line immediately below the title (repeated correctly below 'Division Headquarters'). | ||
| Mobilized Combat Organization 1.09.1941: Add
15th Cavalry Company (?) 22nd Anti-Aircraft Company (?) 21st Signal Company (?) |
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| Page 249 | 24th Light Division | Add under '24th INFANTRY DIVISION': Headquarters: Ungvár (VIII Corps) |
| Mobilized Combat Organization 1.09.1941: Add
1st Cavalry Company (?) 1st Anti-Aircraft Company (?) 27th Signal Company (?) |
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| Page 268 | 2nd Motorized Brigade | Commanding Officers: Brig.Gen. Vörös commanded until 1.08.41,
Col. Frerenc Bisza from 1.08.41 |
| Page 273 | 2nd Cavalry Brigade | Administrative Attachments: Should read V. Corps, Third Army.
- Not: Mobile Corps, Third Army. |
| Page 278 | 3rd Border Guard Brigade | Add: Administrative Attachments:
23.01.39 - 15.11.40 HM (peace time garrisons) |
| Page 284 | 9th Border Guard Brigade | Peace Time Organization from 1943: The Székel Militia Battalions are under the respective Border Guard Groups, not under the Mountain Border Guard Battalions. {Tab error} |
| Page 285 | 25th SS-Division | Should read: (UNGARISCHE NO. 1).
- Not (UNGARISHE NO. 1) |
| Page 286 | 26th SS-Division | Should read: (UNGARISCHE NO. 2).
- Not (UNGARISHE NO. 2) |
| Page 300 | Index | Should read Dömötör, János {Note umlaut added over last 'o'} |
| Page 312 | Index | Should read Székely, János.
- Not Jánas. |
