ORGANIZATION OF THE HUNGARIAN ARMY

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• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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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.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its content..s
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY Hungary
REPORT
SUBJECT Organization of the Hungarian Army DATE DISTR.
1 June 1953
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OB Hungarian Corps Headquarters (2 pages)
OB Hungarian Infantry Division (4 pages)
OB Hungarian Mechanized Division (2 pages)
OB Hungarian Armored Division (2 pages)
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Headtparters dT an army corps:
- Commander of army corps
- First Adjutant
- Second Adjutant
- Chief of Staff:
- Staff of the army corps:
- Operations madiamix department
- Materiel (Services) mfbalmact departments
- Training department
- Political department (education and propaganda)
- Intelligence: R and D
- Personnel office
- Director of communications
- Technical director (pioneers)
- Director, of sanitation
Only in case of war: commanders of the infantry, artillery, and antiaircraft.
Quartermaster (Hadtap szolgalat fonoke)
Quartermaster officer who is also a staff officer in charge of the Office of
Services.
Billeting office
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Headquarters of an Infantry Division
- Division Commander
- Chief of the Divisional Political Office
- Operative Staff
- Operations Section
- Officers in charge of education and physical training
- Commander of the divisional infantry
- Commander of the divisional artillery
- Director of technical units
- Commander of the communications battalion
Director (Chief) of Communications
Personnel Office
Political and Educational Office
Quartermaster
- Supply Squadron, weapons and munitions
- Chief of clothing and equipment office
- Disbursing office
- Commander of the transportation company
- Medical department and field hospital
Secret Office (intelligence?)
Military Police
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Troops: three regiments of infantry
One regiment of infantry is composed of:
unit directly dependent upon commander of regiment:.
1 - A scouting company, motorized, equipped with automatic weapons.
2 - A heavy antiaircraft machine gun company, equipped with 6 double-barreled
heavy antiaircraft machine guns.
3 - A medium mortar company, equipped with eight 82 mm mortars.
4 - A heavy mortar company, equipped with eight 120 mm mortars
5 - An antitank company, equipped with four 57 mm antitank guns and
two 45 mm antitank guns.
6 - An accompanying motorized battery, equipped with 4 four 76 mm guns,
model 50.
7 - A communications company with a telephone platoon and a radio platoon.
8 - A pioneer company.
9 - A transport company.
10- A guard company with a rifle platoon and a heavy machine gun platoon.
A regiment has three infantry battalions
An infantry battalion is composed of:
3 rifle companies, each having 3 rifle platoons and a machine gun platoon.
Each company has a strength of about 100 men.
1 heavy machine gun company, with 12 heavy machine guns; strength about 80 men.
1 medium mortar platoon, with twelve 82 mm mortars; strength about 80 men.
1 antitank platoon with 2 antitank guns, caliber 45 mm.
1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun platoon, with one 4-barreled gun and two
double-barreled guns, caliber 12.7 mm.
1 telephone platoon
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An armored regiment
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directly under the command of a division is composed of:
1 armored battalion equipped with 33 tanks, type T-34
1 self-propelled gun group, equipped with 12 self-propelled guns, part of
which are type SU-76, also two SU-85.
I motorized scouting company with strength of about 80 men.
Artillery
A'regiment of field artillery consists of:
First Group -- of 3 batteries, eqch equipped with four 76.2 mm guns.
Second and
Third G th 3 batteries; each battery having four 122 mm howitzers.
ar-regiment consists of:
First Group - of three batteries, each with four 120 mm mortars.
Second Group- same as First Group.
A heavy antitank group consists of:
Three batteries, each with four 76.2 mm antitank guns.
Acindependent artillery battery has:
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Four 76.2 mm guns.
Antiaircraft
An antiaircraft group has: 3 batteries, each with 6 automatic 37mm guns.
A scouting group (battalion) consists of:
1 armored company with ten T-34 tanks
1 armored car company with 12 armored cars.
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1 submachine gun platoon
1 mortar squad
1 antitank platoon
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Technical troops:
A pioneer battalion of about 450 men
A motorized communications battalion of about 300 men
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constitution of a Hungarian mechanized division:
Commander of the Division
Division headquarters like that of an Infantry Division.
Troops
3 motorized rifle regiments, each with two motorized battalions.
A motorized battalion consists of the following units:
3 motorized rifle companies
- 1 motorized heavy machine gun company
- 1 motorized mortar company of medium caliber with six 82 mm pieces.
- 1 platoon for xxiddmmk defense against tanks, with six 12.7 mm pieces.
- 1 motorcycle company
- 1 transportation platoon
4 I repair platoon
- 1 sanitation platoon
The following units are under the direct command of the regiment:
- 1 antitank company with four 76.2 mm guns.
- 1 heavy mortar company with four 120 mm mortars.
- 1 accompanying battery with four 76.2 mm guns.
- 1 assault or scouting company with automatic pistols.
- I pioneer company
- 1 communications company
- 1 company for offense and defense in chemicil ? warfare.
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- 1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun platoon, with four 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.
- 1 field hospital
- 1 transportation column.
o armored re iments com osed of:
Relgiment commander - Regiment headquarters.
- 3 armored battalions of 2 companies each; each company with 10 cars and
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- 1 battalion of assault cars (armored gredadiers)
- 1 heavy mortar company with four 120 mm mortars.
- 1 antitank company with four 76.2 mm guns.
- 1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun company, with six 12.7 mm heavy antiaircraft
machine guns.
An antiaircraft artillery regiment composed of:
- 1 antiaircraft artiller group of 3 batteries, each with four 37 mm guns
- 1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun company equipped with: four 4-barreled
machine guns and four 2-barreled antiaircraft machine guns of 12.7 mm cal.
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A motorized artillery regiment composed of:
First Group - of 3 batteries, each with four 76.2 mm guns.
Second Group- of 3 batteries, each with four 122 mm guns.
An assault and tank destroyer artillery group composed of:
v. 4 batteries, each equipped with five self-propelled SU-85 guns.
A howitzer group composed of:
- 3 batteries, each equipped with four 152 mm guns.
Also under command of the division are:
- 1 motorized battalion - communications
- 1 motorized battalion - pioneers
- 1 column - transportation
- 1 field hospital
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Organic composition of an armored division:
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Headquarters
Guard and security company
Armored scouting battalion
Three armored regiments:
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if they are equipped with T-34 tanks they are called
medium armored regiments 'f they are equipped with "Stalin" tanks they
are called heavy armored regiments
A regiment consists of:
- 3 armored battalions, each with 2 companies of 3 platoons each;
a regiment has a total of 65 tanks.
The following units are under the direct command of the regiment:
1 skirmisher battalion, with a strength of about 350 men.
1 antitank company, equipped with six 76.2 mm guns.
1 heavy antiaircraft company, equipped with eight 85 mm antiaircraft guns.
1 heavy mortar company, with twelve 120 mm mortars.
A motorized artillery regiment consists of:
First Group -- of 3 batteries, each wilah four 76.2 mm guns.
Second Group - of 3 batteries, each with four 76.2 mm guns.
Third Group -- of 3 batteries, each with four 122 mm guns.
A motorized regiment of heavy mortars consists of:
2 battalions of heavy mortars, each with 3 companies; each company has
four 120 mm mortars.
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An antiaircraft artillery regiment composed of:D
1 antiaircraft group with 3 batteries, each equipped with L. automatic 37 mm guns.
1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun company, equipped with 12 heavy antiaircraft
12.7 mm machine guns.
A motorized infantry regiment composed of:
3 motorized infantry battalions
1 motorized heavy mortar company
1 heavy antiaircraft machine gun company
1 antitank company
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The following units are under direct command of the division:
self-propelled gun group, equipped with twenty 85 mm guns.
1 motorized communications battalion
1 motorized pioneer battalion
1 transportation column.
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