RIFLE REGIMENT AT HODMEZOVASARHELY

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000500790104-6
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December 19, 2016
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2006/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00809AO00500790104-6 rVar1 NV DEC 1951 . 51-4a SECRF' -Z-Z .41 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT Hungary Rifle Regiment a. Ho'mezovasarhely 5X1 PLACE ACQUIRED (BY SOURCE) DATE (OF INFO.) ..11 DOCUYCHT CONTIIlt IhIOI?STIO5 At ECTISO Tat ,STION.L D[Ilhll Cl Tat U.IT[0 STSTS$. SITa IS Ta[Yl.hlDC 01 TITL[ IS f[CTIO%S 711 ADD ltl. Cl Taff U.S. C00[. AS SalaDID. ITS tCADS.IIf11ON DII StAt. LATIDS OF ITS COCTINT/ TO ON SCCIIPT ?Y Ah UNSUTHOSICCD It-SO. It IIIOHIlIT[O [Y LAf._._IL[II tI 110 ^L'CTION 0/ Talt 11[I O11T If I!1Oa1 ^I T[0. 5X1 5X1 II DATE DISTR. .D Dec 1953 NO. OF PAGES ^3 NO. OF ENCLS. 1 SUPP. TO REPORT NO. 2. Superior Command: not ascertained. 3. Quarters: in the barracks south of the road to Szeged, where the Hodmazo- v.is(rhely-Szentes railway 11rie branches off. The barracks were converted, fixed up, and enlarged with new b:;ildings in 1950 and 1951. Regimental staff . . . . . . . . . . about 40 men Staff company . . . . . . . . . . . " 50 " Reconnaissance company . . . . . . . " 90 Accompanying battery . . . . . . . . Antitank company . . . . . . . . . . Light mortar company . . . . . . . . Heavy mortar company . . . . . . . . AA machine gun company . . . . . . . Signal company . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Battalion 100 80 " 100 " 80 10 90 n Battalion staff . . . . about 40 men Light mortar platoon. . " 25 " Antitank gun platoon. " 25 Signal platoon. . . . . " 25 4 companies, 80 men each " 320 ? Aggregate . . . . . . . . . . about 435 men 2nd Battalion . . . . . . . . . . . " 435 " 3rd Battalion . . . . . . . . . . . " Regiment . . . about 2,035 " 4 LAST PAG{. FOR # J Jr rr &r ; EEA 5X1 I ;S:;r:; DISTRIBUTION ? STATE ARMY NAVY I 'AIR I I Fel_~`~ ( ( ~. This report is for the use within the USA of the intelligence r nnponents of the Departments or Agencies indicated above. It is not to be transmitted. overseas without the concurrence of the originating office through the Assistant Director of the Office of Collection and Dissemination, CIA. Approved For Release 2006/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00809AO00500790104-6 a. Regimental troops: Accompanying battery, 4 guns, 76.2 mm. Antitank company, 6 pieces, 57 mm. Light mortar company, 6 pieces, 82 mm. Heavy mortar company, 6 pieces, 120 mm. AA company, 6 machine guns, 12.7 mm. b. Battalions: Rifle companies, each, 4 repeating pistols, 25 machine pistols, 45 carbines, 9 light machine guns. Machine gun company, 15 repeating pistols,'10 machine pistols, 40 carbines, 12 Maxim machine guns. Each battalion has also three 82 mm mortars and two 47 mm antitank cannon. ENCLOSURE (A): S1,etch of 3arracks at Hodmezovasarhely 6. Vehicle Park: 4 Skoda cross country personnel carriers; 1 Soviet model personnel carrier; 5 Raba trucks; 5 Csepel motorcycles. The regimental troops are horse-drawn. 8. Recruiting: The regiment received about 800 recruits of the class of 1931 on 2 Oct 52; 30 percent were from Budapest and vicinity; 40 percent from West Hungary; 18 percent from northeast Hungary; and 7.2 percent from other places. The morale of the troops is excellent. 9. Training: Recruit training continues until the end of Feb. Training by platoons follows through Apr, after which company training begins. Firing practice with machine guns and hand grenades goes on from Nov to Mar. The level of training is very good. SUCJE CT & # R.'A CODE 253 37M 238.2 37M P ENCLOSURE (A) Railway Line Approved For Release 2006/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00809AO00500790104-6 SKETCH OF BARRACKS AT HODLU-,ZOVASkRHELY North T 0 1z 3 1. Entrance gate 2. Guard post and inspecting; officer 3. Sheds 4. Auto park 5. Two-story main hitildin r, 70x50 in 6. Enlisted men's quarter;, two story 7. it ? I, .. 8. Stables 9. Depots. 10. Garages 11. Exit gate 12. Night, post (D Day and ni.Zb t ,,uard psi