30 ARTILLERY DIVISION, CEGLED

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• Publication Date: November 23, 1954
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Through Arty Div (Hungarian: 30 att? aszaly)
was located in the new Artillery Barr uthwest side
of Toerteli Street in Cegled (Q 48/0 o S a~counterintelligence
section of the division was located in a two-story building on the
west side of Kossuth Ferenc Street, about 50 meters north of the
northeastern corner of Szechenyi Square; the motor vehicle rer
shop of the division in a former private motor vehicle repair shop
on the,ea_st side of Maria Street, off Muehely Street; the division
hospi ory building at the intersection of the north
side : s! Street and the west side of Szelei Street;
and epot of the division on the southwest side' -fT of the Toertel` Jo 17) road, about 2 kilometers southeast of
the new Artillery Barracks. The superior headquarters of the-30th
Arty Div Hq was the Army Artillery Command (Hungarian: hadsereg
tuezerparancsnoksag) which was located in the building of the
Honved Ministry in Buda abut was not identical to the artillery
commando a,Wonved Ministry (Hungarian.
Nephadser? t_ pt for the 103d How Arty Regt
which was, 1,'the units of. the 30th
Arty. Div were activated in the 1950. Prior to the fall of
1951, the headquarters of the 30th Arty Div was stationed at Eresi,
(Q 48/N 39).
2. In December 1953, units subordinate to'the 30th Art Div Hq"included
the headquarters battery, of the 30th - Arty. Div, ]the 45th
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Toerteli'Street in Cegled; the 46th How Arty Reg , in
Nagykoeroes (Q 48/E 06) the 54th How Arty Regt,
3. The' headquarters of the 30th-Arty Div ? was- organized into- the -
command'group, one operations section, one training-
'section,,-one'-,personnel section, one mobilization section, one political section,
one counterintelligence section, one artillery-ordnance-section,
one-communicatioin section, one chemical defense section,-one -
motor transport 'section, one office for classified material,-one
office for unclassified material, one teletype section, one code
section, and one supply agency which consisted of one finance
section, one medical section, axe one supply group. The 30th Arty
Div Hq totalled 68 officers, 92 NQas and EM, 9 shorthand typists
her officers who were detached
to the 30th Art* N. I t! 'ies, oft ' iv
division co?ander adjoined the office of t`te dlv'!,
which was also the interpreter's plarf1
the division commander and the So~-ie y a
/ came to the installation from outside in a motbr'hicle*
;,, driven by a Hungarian civilian. He usually stayed in his office,
contacted usually the division commander alone and, only occasionally
the officers of the division headquarters; he was present at the
service of the troops in exceptional oases.,
4. The 11 staff'-of-the ocmi group included the division- commandert the
deputy commander for political affairs,'the adjutant, the interpreter,
for the Soviet adviser, the chief of staff, the assistant chief of
staff, the deputy commander for technical affairs, one clerk who
was an NCO and one shorthand typist.
5. The operations section was staffed by the chief of the operations
section, the assistant chief, a reconnaissance officer, a topographic
officer, a draftsman and.a clerk who were NCOs, and a shorthand
typist. ?
6. The training section was staffed by a chief, an assistant chief, a
clerk, a training-ll-terial administrator, and a shorthand l-pist.
7. The personnel section included a chief, a table-of-organization officer
(strength-report officer), a table-of-organization NCO (strength-report
NCO), a clerk, and a shorthand, typist.
8. The mobilization section was staffed by a mobilization officer,
an assistant mobilization officer, u clerk who was an NCO, and a
clerk who was,,an EM.
9. The' political section included a chief, an assistant chief, a Party
secretary of the division Party eommittee,-a strength-report"official
of the Party committee, two agitators (propaganda instr-actors), one
cultural expert, one Disz who was a'secretary,'a'secretary, a chief
editor, an editor, a photo reporter, a printing-office supervisor,
a printer, two painters,, two, clerks ,,and,,a shorthand typist.;
ld. '?hS :eeaaisrriwbelli mae section woe staffed by a chief, an assistant
'chief; tcwo'eo teririt!igenee officers, 'an- WO 0 and a sha
typist. A guard detail of 1 NCO and 10 soldiers, and 4 drivers were
subordinate to the section to which 4 or 5 AVH officers were
also assigned.
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11. The artillery ordnance section consisted of a chief, an assistant
chief, an ammunition officer, an mmAunition-depot administrator,
an armory chief, an armorer-artificer officer, four armorer-
artificer NCOs,?an optician,"an"electrician," three mechanics,"
three' carpenters, an administrator for the ordnance-spare parts`
depot, and an NCO in charge of 'the ammunition depot. The section
also controlled the division ammunition depot.
12. The communication section ?wae'staffed-by a division signal chief,
a division signal assistant chief, a radio operations NCO, and
an administrator for the signal depot:..
13. The-chemical-defense section consisted of a chief..-an assistant
chief.a chemical ordnance NCO,'and administrator in charge of
.the chemical-defense equipment depot.
14. The motor transport section was--staffed by a-motor transport; chief,
a motor-vehicle technician, a chief mechanic, three'?automobile ?`_
mechanics, an administrator in charge of the motor-vehicle spare,
parts depo --an administrator in charge of the fuel'depot, and
a chief and an assistant chief of the division-motor-vehicle
repair shop, which was subordinate to this section.,
15. The 'office for classified material- was staffed "by Ithe chief,,a;
WTM^
short-hand typist.
16. Thee office for unclassified material was staffed,by the chief;
'a clerk NCO, an administrat nef office requisites, and a, shorthand;
typist.
17. The teletype section had a station leader and two teletype operators.,
1.. The'code section was staffed by two"cryptographer officers who were-
above the authorized strength of the division headquarters.
19.' The supply agency included one'supply services commander, one deputy
commander,'a chief clerk, three clerks,a shorthand typist, a real-
-estate administration officer, a leader of the bakery team, a"
ration supply chief, an administrator in charge of the ration supply
depot, an assistant administrator for the ration supply depot; a
clothing supply chief, an administrator in charge of the clothing
depot, an assistant administrator for the clothing depot, and a
billeting-equipment administrator.
20. The finance section had a chief, an auditor and a clerk.
21. The medical section included a chief of medical service, an assist4nt
chief, an NCO, a chief physician of the division hospital, a
physician for internal diseases, a surgeon, a dentist, a roentgenologist,
four medical corps NCOs, four hospital attendants, and four medical,
corps EM.
22. The supply group was'staffed by a leader,?a chief cook, three cooks,
an administrator in charge of the ration supply depot, and a driver.
23. The headquarters battery of the 30th Arty Div was organized into, the:;
battery, headquarters', one, reconnaissance platoon, one signal platoon;,
'one' service platoon and "one motor transport platoon It had about
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'7.officers and 95 NCOs and EM. .
The battery headquarters was staffed by a battery commander, a deputy
commander, a-deputy commander for political affairs,'a chief-of the
financial service, a motor transport chief, a first sergeant, and
a clerk.
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25. The reconnaissance platoon included the platoon leader and three
reconnaissance squads each of which consisted of one squad leader
~nd five enlisted men.
26.'/The-'signal'platoon-included the-platoon-leader.;'two radio squads`-
each-of which*had one squad leader and two or three radio operators,
i and two telephone squads each of which had one squad leader and
six. or seven enlisted men.
27. The ' service? platoon "included a 'platoon leader,' a - clothing MOO,' a
motor-vehicle"repair shop-foreman,. three mechanics, three drivers,
four cooks, two' shoemakers, and a tailor.
28. The'motor transport platoon consisted of a platoon leader and about
35 drivers. 2 V
29. Most of the officers,' NCOs' and enlisted men including office
clerks wore' red service color and artillery insignia, which
were three-shell devices. topped by crossed barrels.'An ordinance
published in the Honved gazette, dated 1 August 1953, abolished
the gray service-color which was previously worn by office clerks,
and ordered office clerks to wear the service color 'and the'arm
insignia of the unit to which they were assigned. Light-green
service color-and infantry insignia were assigned to the office-
clerks of the Honved Ministry.- Some 'officers, NCOs and EM of'the
division headquarters wore service color and arm insignia as'- "
specified below: Members of the signal corps wore' dark-blue service
color with crossed lightning-flash cluster insignia; members-of
the supply servicesc.dark=red service color with crossed hammer-and-
?-stalk of'wheat insignia; members of the financeservice lilac
service color with crossed hammer-.and-stalk Of'wheat insignia;
members of the motor service brown service color with insignia' ' '
Which-'represented a miniature motor vehicle-enclosed by a wreath;
members"of the chemical defense section dac.,xeen service color
with insignia representing an anchor arouh was
wound and which was crossed by a spade and ers of
the topographic service light-green service.: signia
representing a pair of compasses surrounded by a trim ; members
of the ordnance service black service color with crossed hammer-and-
-vise insignia; and'members of the medical corps black service color.
with insignia representing a cup with a snake winding around. 3
30. Officers whose names were known included Colonel Ferene Ugrai, division
commander, about 35 yearsold1 G
,Janos Toth, deputy division .
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commander, about os Kiss, deputy division
commander for poli s old; Captain Orban (fnu),
chief of staff of
old; Senior Lieutenant
Istvan Kocso, chief'of'"the finance section, about 37 years old;
.Captain Szatmari (fnu), secretary of the division Party committee,
about 50 years old; Captain of the Medical Corps Dr Fiala (fnu),
chief of the medical service; Colonel Borbas ('fnu), army artillery
commander, who in October 1953 succeeded Major General Madarasz (fnu);
and Lieutenant Colonel Cinege (fnu), deputy army artillery commander
for political affairs.
31. The headquarters of the 30th Arty Div was-'equipped with-one teletypewriter
and one portable switchboard with 50 connections. The'motor equipment
included 2'ZIS sedans for the division commander and the deputy
division commander for - political' affairs, "1 .Tatra Plan sedan 'for
the chief of'the counterintelligence'section, 4 or 5 Jeeps, 4 or'S
weapon carriers, and 10 to 15 ZIS, Csepel, GMC and GAS trucks.
32. In 1953,'the'30th.Arty Div held no division maneuvers. and totk part
in no corps or army maneuvers.
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The-army maneuver he
forced crossing of t
envelopment-and enci
'involved the 30th Arty 114i
of the army corps in De
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air force preparation,
The moving pictures foc
was crossed successfully.
ck of bombers which supported
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In general, winter and summer firing pr
actices were held by the
30th Arty Div every year.
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two-army corps stationed at Kecskemet (Y 6/N 95) and Szekesfehervar
(Q 48/Z 60.), the units of the armored corps, parachute units and
air force units.'The enemy.forces were represented-by the units".'
ever, whose subject was the
with-the subsequent
roup of enemy forces,
maneuver which was shown at gy oeroes summer camp a ore
all ? officers and- all NCO S 'filling ' officers' places in 1953.
This army maneuver. involved as assault troops'the units-.of-the:
For the'summer firing pra ces, the entire'division
wao on the Hajmask (P- 48/D 79) artillery range. Map
fire was based on fps of 1:50,000 scale., 5
35. Firing practices for 76-.mm field guns which fired'at moving tank ..'
targets under direc' sighting were held on the Bugac artillery range,
which had a railroad station and was located 31 kilometer's'sou-thsouthwest
of Kecskemet.
36. .From February 1952'to December 1953, no mobilization exercises were
held at the 30th Arty Div.
37. The training year for all units of the Hungarian-Armed Forces
'commenced on 1 December and terminated on 30-September of the
- ? 'following year. It. was broken down'into a-winter training period
which lasted 7from 1 December to 30 April, and a suumner training
period which lasted from 1 May to 30 September. The months of.
October and November were on principle reserved ; ;for reorganization ,
discharges and inductions.
38. Some weeks before l December, the date of the'beginning`of the training
year in the Hungarian Armed Forces, the training department of
the Honved Ministry issued separate training directives for each'
branch of service.(Hungariant kikepzesi utasitas) for the next
training year. The artillery training directives' for 1953 were
issued in the form of printed instructions of about 600 pages.
They consisted of three sections with dealt with EM's training,
NCO training and training at the regimental schools. The section
which referred to EM's training was subdivided into training. fields.
Source recalled fields such as ballistics, artillery ballistics,
basic' training, training'in firing,- tactics,'topography;-physical-
training, motor transport service, surveying,'sound-ranging,.
flash-ranging, and photographic reconnaissance service. Each field
of-training was broken down into several subjects which were 4:"
specially composed for the individual kinds of troops.' The'ballistic
subjects,'for example, were separately prepared for artillery regiments,
mortar'regiments and rocket launcher regiments.'Each'subject contained
references to the pertinent manual'which mentioned, the-page numbers
and,the.serial numbers of the relevant provisions.".'Qunexed to the -
training directives'. was the' so-called, calendar` schedule (Hungarian:
Naptari terv) which, with reference to the'several-ispecial'artillery
services such as artillery scouts or mortar surveyors, fixed'the .
number of'hours per month to be spent for each'field, prescribed
the subjects-of-this field pertinent to the several special services,
and fixed the number of hours to be spent on each subject. An
appendix to the training directives-contained instructions for the
elaboration of 10-day training schedules by the batteries and
battalions. At fixed dates, the braining dbhedules of the batteries
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and battalions had to be submitted to the respective superior
headquarters for approval. beg ,m tss a ad i ep dnt 'b&%UJions only
submitted- a monthly over-all, MWMW* a tftlalag se i of the
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39. Officers' training was held separately for line officers and
technical service officers. The line officers of each battalion
were assembled for full-day training once weekly:-Half of this
training day was devoted to lectures which-were usually held by
the battalion commander or'his deputy,'and, occasionally, also
by battery commanders or other officers in the presence of the
battalion commander and his deputy. The other half of the training
day was released to the officers for self-instruction which was
not taken too seriously. In addition to this general training which
was mandatory for all line officers, the officers of the several
special services such as reconnaissance.officers, platoon leaders,
etc., ,iseceived a one or two days' training at the regimental
headquarters under the direeti m of-officers of the. regimental
headquarters once a month.. 'ec 'lservice officers such as
supply, finance, artillery " r oe gnal, and chemical defense
officers were trained at the di sift. For this , the officers of
each technical service were assembled at the station of the division
headquarters for three or four days once a month. The training was
held by the director of the respective technical service at the
division headquarters. One officer of the competent department of
the Honved Ministry regularly attended these technical-service officers'
assemblies as.an observer.
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From 1 May 1952 to 30 June 1953, the following training courses for
reserve officers and reserve NCOs were held at the 30th Arty Div:
Reserve officer training course from 1 May to 30 June 1953:'
The trainees were about 200 reserve officers of various classes who
had served in the former Armed Forces and came from all areas of the
country. During the training course, they wore the same epaulets as
worn by artillery officer candidates. After the course they were
usually taken in as reserve officers, most of them with their old
rank and some with ranks one grade higher or lower.
Reserve NCO training course from 1 Nyyto 30 June 1953:
About 250 NCOs of various classes who had served in the former Armed
Forces, but had received no training after 1945, t4nd came from all
areas of the country were trained. After the training course, they
were taken over as reserve NCOs with their old rank. The trainees-
of of the two above mentioned training courses were quartered and
provided with rations, clothing and payment in the barracks installation
of the 46th How Arty Regt which also furnished the instructors.
Reserve officer training course from 1 August to 31 October 1952:
About 150 students from Budapest and Miskolc (R 49/J 87), some of whom
were untrained; others of whom had received one to two months
training were given instruction. After the termination-of the training
course, they were promoted to the rank of lieutenant or junior
lieutenant of the reserve. They were quartered in the new Artillery
BaFacks on the southwest side of Toerteli Street in Cegled and were
trained and furnished with supplies by members of the 45th and 103d
How Arty Regts.
Reserve officer training course from 1 May to 21 July 1952:
Not more than 100 former regular officers and reserve officers of
various classes who had served in the former Hungarian Armed Forces,
but had received no training after. 1945, and came from all parts
of the country were: given instruction. During the course, they wore'
the same epaulets as worn by artillery officer candidates. After the
course they were taken in as reserve officers, most with their old
rank, some with a rank one grade higher or lower. They were quartered-
in the new Artillery Barracks on the southwest side of Toerleli Street
in Cegled and were trained and provided with supplies by members of the
45th and 103d How Arty Regts.
At'the end of'the winter training period And-the summer-training.- period,
the'training of the 30th Arty Div was inspected by-a commission of the
Honved Ministry.-T .ese inspections, which-were referred to.by the enlisted
men as minister's inspections, usually lasted one week. The inspection
commission `''sted of about 20 to 30 officers. Chairman of the
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commission was-'a colonel or'lieutenant colonel who-regularly was.
a member of the Honved Ministry.'About50 percent of the commission
members were also officers-of the Honed Ministry, -whilethe rest
were line'officers of divisions other than the'subject division.
The commission-formed*one separate subcommission for each field-
of training such as artillery training"reconnaissance training,
signal training, artillery ordnance'-service,'"supply service,
and. motor transport service. These- snbcomniissions generally
consisted of two or'three technical offirs, for example, the
subcommission for communications zone-services included one
technical officer for clothing, one for ration supply, and one
for billets. For the performance of the inspections, the units of
the division were organized into two parts, one of which was
inspected by the officers of the Honved Ministry, while the other
was inspected by the line officers. The two parts were exchanged
at the next inspection which was held after six months. Only one
battery of each regiment was inspected. The result of this inspection
which was expressed in an examination mark applied-to the entire
regiment. The examination remarks which were compiled for each
division included a final rating about the fighthng?qualities of the
diviailon. The rating system included the attributes."ready for combat"
(Hungarian: hadrafoghato), "in case of emergency, ready for combat"
(Hungarian: szueksegboel hadrafoghato) and "unready for combat"
(Hungarian: nem hadrafoghato). After the inspection held in the
summer of 1953 the 30th Bre9.k-through Arty Div received the
42. In 1953,? discipline and morale of the 30th Arty Div improved for
the following reasons:
Undivided authority of command of the unit commanders- ..
On 1 February 1953, the so-called political officers were redesignated
deputy commanders for political affairs, with their previous
coordination with the commanders being changed into subordination -
to the commanders and their political officer's insignia, which -
were hitherto worn on their left sleeves, being removed'. Previously,
coordination had resulted in a constant-mutual playing-off and a
continuous striving for the confidence of the subordinai 'I
course, profitted by the possibilities given them by thi,1
as?preventions of punishments and complaints and realiza,
concentration of command in the hands of the commanders, however, which,
t source believed,"was granted due to the political reliability attained
:\'advantages with the effect that discipline was'badlyaff~ bd. The'
by the co 9 reconsolidated the state of
A
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W#WTpr, Vii' p
f the. econc~nic situation also roved the morale
of the troops.
Readiustment of terms of active service:
An order issued by the Honved Ministry in August 1953'fixed the terms
of service at two years for infantry, artillery and cavalry units .
and at three years for tank and mechanized troops and air force units
and forbade retention for a third year of efficient soldiers subject
to the-draft who were already promoted to the rank of sergeant during
their term of active service. The execution-of this order which
involved the discharge in the fall of 1953 of all enlisted msn and
NCOs of the 30th Arty Div who had been inducted'in 1951 further
improved the morale. After the fall of 1953, discipline and morale
at?the 30th Arty Div were generally good.
43. The following* punishments for breach of discipline were- known:
(a) eprimand; (b) assignment of extra duty or extra work;
(c) jtion of leave; (d) plain confinement, during which the
co s work but was in the detention room before
and and (e) close confinement, under which
the con ; d day and night and received no food other
than bread and w er every two days. Despite this prevision, the
.usually received standard rations every two days.
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44. Main Ration Supply Depot No-1 on-I,ehel Street in Budapest was
responsible for the supply.. of rations to the 30th Arty Div.
Perishable foodstuffs were procured from local state-run enterprises
by-means-of so-called over-all-requisition demahd4which-were
issued by Main Ration Supply Depot-No-1. Units rotated to the'~~-
summer camp o r ' training- areas"for which-Main' Ration Supply. Depot
Nol'-in Budapest was not responsible picked'up non-perishable- -
foodstuffs at-the-main ration supply-depot ih'Budapest and procured
p..shable foodstuffs from local state-run enterprises under the
over-all requisition demand which was issued by-the competent local
main ration'supply depot. Once a month, all units of the division
settled accounts for the foodstuffs received, made their stock
inventory, and ordered the supplies they required for the next month.
Every ten days, the so-called date-and-quantity schedule (Hungatlan:
uetemterv) which listed the perishable foodstuffs needed under
specification as to date and quantity, was submitted to the state-run
enterprises.
45._ The Hungarian Armed Forces had six ration scales: scale 1 was'for
the infantry, artillery and cavalry units and had a cash value
of Ft 1330 per day. It consisted of 600 grams bread,.120 grams
meat, 40 grams fat, 500 grams stew in summer; ? grams dehydrated
vegetables, 15 grams jam, and 9' grams sugar in winter; the quantities
of other foodstuffs such as flour, coffee and spices were unknown.
Scale 2 was for " wn" categories, had a_cash value of Ft 12.50
per day, ar - of the same items as scale 1, but also included
250 grams grams of butter or bacon
Scale was for
.
air force 1, officer candidate schools, reserve officer .01 training couTes, AVH border guards, and units and details of less
than 50 men, had'a cash value of Ft 13.40 per day, and consisted of
the same items as scale 1, but also included 300 grams of milk, .
60 grams of butter or bacon, and 100 grns of fruit.-Scale 4 was for
"unknown" categories and had a cash value of Ft 15.00 per day and
an unknown composition. Sale 5 was for flying personnel of the
air force and parachutists, had a.cash value of Ft 16.50 per day,
consisted of the same items as scale 3, but also included chocolate,
cocoa, candies, hard sausage and larger quantities of meat and smaller
quantities of vegetables and cereals than scale 3. Scale 6 was
appropriate to sick hospitalized soldiers, had no fixed c vala ,,
and was composed in accordance with medical,prescriptions.
An additional ration allcance was given to all soldiers who -had '
do very hard or unwholesome work such as mechanics or hospital
attendants, and usually consisted of milk, butter or bacon.
46. Each.unit had in stook in Its ration-storage room one alarm ration'.
(Hungarian. eswi it a e&d of` i. Wir ed h.
This consisted of 1,200 grams of canned meat, one ..f?ee- e
a small linen sack. 'phis alarm ration, which was also called emergency
ration, was destined to be issued to the soldiers in the case of
emergency. Each unit had also in stock three daily rations as
mobilization supplies, (Hungarian: mozgositasi keszlet) which at all
times had to be available in the ration storage roan in packed
condition and ready for loading onto trucks.
47. Officers received meals prepared of quantities under-scale 3, which
were served in the officers' messes of the'stions against'payment
of the cash value of scale 1, and, on exercises and in the summer
campy free of charge. Even during practices, officers received separately`
prepared meals. The personnel working at t1re officers' messes included
civilian employees and civilian workers who also accompanied their
units outside the stations.
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48. Enlisted men's clothing and items of equipment-were procured and
allocated by the main clothing'depot in Budapest. The units
requested the responsible division clothing depot for the supply
required. Items of clothing appropriate to the individual soldiers
included 1 EM's fabric overcoat, unlined) '3 blouses,(denim)
(gimnastorka), and 3 breeches,(denim);-3 shirts,(linen, and 3 short
drawers, (linen) in summer; 3 shirts, (drool) and 3 long drawers
(wool) in winter; 4 pairs of foot rags; 1 pair of boots with linen
legs; 1 ca* .(linen) for summer; 1.capp(fabric) for winter;'and
I belt. Soldiers serving their first year of active service only.
received 2 blouses and 2 breeches (denim). One of the 3 denim
uniforms belonged to value group 1 (new), while the two others
belonged to value groups 2 or 3 (used).
49. NCOs received boots with legs made of synthetic leather instead
of linen and, beyond the EM's set of clothing, garments as per
the following list: -
Quantity Type of Garment
1 blouse, worsted
1 pajr of trousers, long, wormed
1 cap, round
officer's overcoat, lined
pair of low shoes, brown
pair of gloves, leather
Term of wear (Years)
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1 belt with crossbelt
2 officer's shirts, brown
2 short drawers, white,
Additional garments for technical sergeants.
1 blouse, denim
pair of trousers, long, denim
1- - winter cap, fur
NOOs could purchase additional officer's garments.
Officers received uniforms and items of equipment free of charge'-'
from the government through-the-Honved main clothing and equipment
enterprise (Hungarian: Honved Ruhazati-*es Felszerlesi Vallalat) on
Petoefi Sandor-Street in Budapest.' Branches of- this' enterprise were
located in Keeskemet,' Szolnok,-Debrecen, Ezekesfehervar, Szombathely,'
Veszprem.-In December 1953, the authorized basic allowance of officer's
clothing was newly fixed after the. introduction "of raincoats; round
denim caps, woolen shirts.-long woolen drawers and socks instead of
foot rags, and some improvements in regard to terms of wear. Every
officer was equipped with clothing as per the following list-.,
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Type of Clothing
Overcoat, lined
blouse, worsted
.trousers, long, worsted
breeches, worsted
round cap, worsted
training blouse, fabric
training breeches, fabric
training blouse, denim
training ousers, long, worsted
raincoat
Quantity I nber of
Units Pairs
round cap, denil
winter cap, fur
boots, calf
training boots, synthetic leather
low shoes, brown
gloves, leather
belt u~M crossbelt
officer's shirt, green
officer's shirt, brown
short drawers, green
short drawers, white
shirt, woolen
long drawers, woolen
socks
Term of Wear (Y )
2
1
1.,
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
12
4
-
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
Officers above the rank of captain or of and above salary group 11
received additional garments a four years which included "l blouse,"
worsted; 1 pair of long trousers, worsted; 1 pair of breeches, worsted;
1 pair of low shoes, brown; 1 blouse, denim; and 1 pair of long
trousers, denim. Female officers wore skirts instead of trousers and
shoes or low shoes instead of boots. Line officers on duty had to
wear the garments listed as training uniforms. On discharge all uniforms
and items of equipment whose wearing time was half "completed were
transferred to the respective officer. Other uniforms-and items-of
equipment had to be turned in. Excepted from this provision were
officers discharged on the occasion of the army personnel out in the
fall of 1953 who were allowed to retain as-their private property
all garments except for belts and fur caps regardless of their proper"
term of wear. 'After termination of term of wear the uniforms and items
of equipment were transferred to the respective officer. 7
ssnerals received clothing in accordance with a special decree which
was unknown to source.
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51. The 3oth Arty Div had a mobilization clothing depot-which'stored
clothing to be issued'in case of mobilization to the active
division and other units which were eventually scheduled to be
activated by the division. It was strictly forbidden to touch
the stock of this clothing depot in peace.
52. In accordance with a time-table whose schedule times were unknown
the uniforms of each unit were jointly cleaned at the. nearest
branch of the state-run "Patyolat" dry-cleaning enterprise.
53. Service regulations prescribed that the soldiers should change their
underwear once a week. In fact, however, underwear was usually
changed at intervals of 10 to 12 days only, because the laundries
in charge of cleaning could not handle within a week the quantities
assigned to them. The soldiers were no longer able to wash their
body linen themselves since they only received one set of underwear.
54. The clothing of the 30th Arty Div was insufficient. In general, the
quantities of clothing allocated to the units were below authorized
basis allowances. The soldiers received garments which were in a
worn-out condition. After the cut of army personnel in the fall of
1953, the clothing situation improved, but the stock was still below
authorized basis allowances. -
3.
on a organization of the division headquarters and the headquarters
battery, and the missions assigned to the several sections of the
Comment. The present report supplements previous information
division headquarters.
Comment. The statements on service colors and arm insignia mostly
o rm and supplement previous information on this subject.
4. Comment. The'fact that the subject of the maneuver held at
army evel in 1952 - which was presumably the first exercise, of the
new Hungarian People's Army to attain so large'a scale - was attack
indicates that for the event of war an offensive commitment of the
Hungarian Forces is also considered'. 'The two"army corps in Kecsken
and Szekesfehervar which are mentioned in-the present report, and
the tank corps or mechanized corps whose corps headquarters is
stationed at Budapest, are known.'The army corps in Debrecen is reported
for the first time; this information. confirms the belief that one
army corps has. also been activated in East Hungary.
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C-anent. }kjmasker'is known as a Soviet and Hungarian training
camp and artillery range.
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0 en . An army personnel'cut in the fall of 1953 is reported
or a first time. If this measure had been actually put into
effect, it is possibly connected with the near economic policy
which has been proclaimed in the summer of 1953 in an effort to
set labor free, especially for agricultural work.
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