MILITARY SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000340003-9
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

FL D '34.10
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
S1CRM
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Military Science Department of
E ,tv8s University., Budapest
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation oft ,s contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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SOURCE:
1. The Department of Military Science (Katonai Tanszek) of Doetvoes Lorand
University was located on the second floor of the law School Building
on Szerb utca 100
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2, The departnlmnt9 with its staff of about 30 personae gave theoretical instruction
to all students registered in the Universityp with the aim of preparing stthheml
for the reserve officer corps. The theoretical instruction during tha s
the the
of month~s
studntes practical atendance at in
University , see
year ummer was followed
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3. women students also had to attend some courses :1z the
Military Science partment9 but I do Not know which After that date
women attended courses in air defense (legoltalmi ismeretek)9 in which they
tiaiaid. in the medical and pharmaceutic:al_students
were given instruction
finlffirst
also had one month of
4 Theoretical instruction in military science was given three hours per week on Tuesd's from 1100 to 1400 hours. The curriculm consisted of the following
" subjects%
a. Military tactics (Harcaszat) e, Service drill regulations
(Szolgalati szabtlyzat)
b, Arms and Ballistics (l kikpz&s) fp Chemical defense (Vegyvedelem)
c, Topography (Tereptan) g0 Technical instruction (M .azaki
ismeretak)
do Army Service Branches (Fegyv'erneTi ismeretek)
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 istabirte ? (gol4osa6r) With a? oiioular magazine, Soviet
Model i49-46.The sate caliber; as the rifle.
e. _ *acbtne a (g~ppus ' ),''1Aov 8.tr model M-1948, belt aw uition.
'set caliber as hie rifle
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'Eland' . grenades:
.(i) Hungga~. ian type "Veceei" attack grenade, - bottle-like, with .
a wire which had to be ' pulled =out before counting-.five and_
tYlurowing the grell' ads. Effective range - of this grenade was
30 a.: Several. of these grenades could be 'atryung together
.for use against - tanks . .
ignition flask filled with about two liters of gasoline
In addition we were told about a ball-shaped Soviet-type
..soviet-type defense grenade, pear-shaped, with a Gap which
had to be pulled out before counting five .and throwing the
evade Et eotiv.e range was 200 m.,
and'used against tanks.
Wp were 'also told about a 1948 Soviet-model contact. mine used,
with wires. on . the 'a. 'orders and the . "stumbling"' mine. (Botlo akaa)
k. ? -We also heard about, but did not see, a protective me.ntle against
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The
poison gas, as Well 'ae rubber suits, boots, and gloves. naant e
Y OIL*de. ?of compressed paper. First aid against the effects of
posios gas also was described. I recall the mention of blousing
paper, chlor and dlohlorethyl. Gas masks were described, as
well as mustard and'tear gases.
The instrudt6r, talked 'about "'T-50 and. T-3~. tanks, heavy. oalibinr
.and antitafk. guns of 45 am. and 75 gym., KIQ .planes, eto.. I 'da
not recall.tbe,details. We were urged to familiarize oursel*es,
with all types. of'weapons by reading.
All just"' ruotion was given by Hungarian instructors in Hungarian.
Tber,,e '.wfree no Soviet officers in the school .
Ap,Topography ye. were assigned the tasks of drawing i>ae-ginary saps
'Wi lagger and through foreet~r,,. where to. find water, dietanee4, -.
legends, etc..ti This whole course was elementary.
fur n the . tomester we had odeasi'onal guisesa, and - at :the end of` each
*aiAation
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The. disoipl'ine in the a44LISOe .was lax, . ipterseted,and the 'teachers did: not seem to oars, too ^uob i etk
we.iearned.or not.
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