1. CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN SZEKESFEHERVAR KECSKEMET AND DEBRECEN AND GENERAL INFORMATION ON AN ARMORED CORPS 2. MILITARY LABOR SERVICE DISSOLVED

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C?Ulwity SPORT
TONIC 1. Gorda Headquarters in SzekesfehervarT " skemet and Debrecen and
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1. Corps headquarters of the Hungarian People's Army identified prior
to December 1953 included a corps headquarters in Szlkesf eh&rvlr
(. 48'Z 00), another in Kecskem4t (Y 6/N 95), a third in Debrecen
(R 481K 40), and an armored corps headquarters. The Sze4kesfeh4rvHr 25X1
army corps was organized into the corps headquarters which was
stationed at SzAesfeh~rvgr, the corps artillery regiment which was
stationed at Dombovnr (Y 5'B 16), the corps observation battery which
was stationed at Dombovir, a rifle division which was stationed at
Jutas (P 481D 68) in November 1953, a rifle division which was
stationed at "Narczali (Y 4/A 68) in October 1953, and a rifle division
wl'ieh was stationed at Nagykanizsa (Y 4/A 26) in December 1953.1
The Kecskem6t army corps included the corps headquarters which was
at tioned at KecskemA, t-e o:rps artillery regiment, the corps
observation battery, the corps tank unit and the corps air force unit
all of which were stationed at Kecskedt, a rifle division which was
stationed at KecskemAin the spring of 1953, a rifle division which
was stationed at Kiskoeroes (Y 6/N 52) in April 1953, and a rifle
division which was stationed at Xiskuist'elepthLa (y 7 /0 03). The
Kecskemet corps headquarters was located in the building of the
former f?eal.gymnasium (high school), and the corps artillery regiment
and the corps tank unit were stationed at the so-called"barracks town"
in recskemJt.2 The Debrecen army corps was organized into the corns
headquarters which had POB 1717 in November 1953, the corps artillery
regiment, and the corps observation battery all of which were stationed
at Debrecen, a rifle division which was stationed at Debrecen, and
a rifle division which was stationed at ?syiregyhAza (R 48,/K 55).3
In the fall of 1953, the armored corps included a corps headquarters,
presumably a corps artillery regiment and a corps observation battery
both of which were stationed at Petervasara (C 491J 37), a division
headquarters which was stationed at Esztergom (Q 48/Z 27), a division
headquarters which was stationed at Gyoengyoes (0. 48/J 24), and a
division headquarters which was stationed at Karczag (R 48/0 98).4
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the wiiitary-labor service units were dissolved in November 1951
Pursuant to the provisions of the dissolution decree, labor servicemen
who only served a year's term allegedly also had to be discharged.
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In early December 1953, about 100 inductees who, on their re.istration
had been trouped In category III.wh.ich meant "fit for military 1,:'bor
service" as per thr entries made in their service record books, :.er-
assig^ned to the 30th Break--throe irty Div in Ce i d.5
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lg50 ,,nd 19 . Although the artillery regiment mentioned in the` present
report is possibly identical to the a.rti7ler regiment reported in 1951,
the extensive mo?: es of troops ~~~hlch occurred particu.l_arl~- in 1951-52 25X1
Con ent. The corps headquarters in Sztvesfeh(rYv&.r is kno~~t n and 25X1
is again confirmed by the, resent re motorized artillery rcriment
in Dombov~r has been reported as c~^rv 25X1
whose headquar?tcrs is believed to be stationed at Veszpr1m ,and subordinate
units of ~,hich -re assumed to be stationed at Jutas. a.rcali is known as
the home station of the division headquarters of the 17th Rifle Div, a ri'lc
regiment of which is believed to be stationed at ^Tagy : rizsa. division 11
of this attcry. The 'rifle division in Jutas is presumrbly the division
(Comment. The turps headquarters located in the building of the
former Reelgynnasium (high school.) in Kecskemelt is known and is a,nain
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The so-called"barracks town" mentioned in the present report is comaosed
of the barracks installations on the road to Izsak which were ne-?,7y built
in 1951 an'l have been said to -,u? rter Hungarian troops. k'. iskunfclep;yh