(SANITIZED) MILITARY UNITS, EQUIPMENT AND THE KOSSUTH ARTILLERY OCS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A032400710001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 5, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
PRoc SING COPY
. MR
I N FORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws. Title
18, U.S.C. Seas. 783 and 794. the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
$-E-C-R-E-T
COUNTRY Hungary
Military Unite,
Equipment and the 14eeuth Artillery
008
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
NO. PAGES
REQUIREMENT
NO.
S-F-C-R g-T
-ft STATE IARMY NAVY LAIR BI
twooet Washington distribution indicated by "W', Field distribution by
Q
5 February 1957 25X1
-T 'ON REPORT INFORMA ION REPOR I
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
"9 Z~
S-E-C-R-E-T
4 January.1957
Hungary
25X1 '
1.
The 32nd Artillery Regiment
b. The strength of this Regiment, in November 1956, was 64
officers and 480 to 500 EM. The 32nd Artillery Regiment
consisted of three artillery battalions (osztaly) which
had approximately 160 officers and.EM each. Each
battalion had three batteries (uteg). In addition, this
.Regiment had. one headquarters battery (t6rzs?lteg),
consisting of signal, quartermaster, and artillery technical
personnel.
Hadoszt6ly)
.H.
9th Mechanized Infantry Division (9. GGnesitett Ldvesz
a. The 32nd.Artillery Regiment, located in the Pet6f i Caserne
about 200 meters from Zalaegerszeg on the highway to
Ebergeny (N 46-50, E 16-47), was directly subordinate to the
c. The CO of the 32nd Artillery Regiment was Ca tain Toth
Sandar, artillery branch'.
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A032400710001-3
25X1
S-E-C-R-E-T
-2-
d. This Regiment used the following training areas:
(1) Zalaret, located 700 meters from the Pet%fi Caserne.
(2) The training grounds near Vasvar (N 47-03, E 16-48),
where artillery tactics were taught.
(3) The,training area near Ujd6r8gd (Ujd8r8gdi tdzersegi
Ater).
(4) The artillery range (.tdz4rsegi l8ter) near Varpalota
(N 47-12, F. 18-0).
items of equipment used by the
(1) Twelve 76 mm Soviet Divisional Guns, 1942 model.
(2) Twenty-four 122 mm Soviet Howitzers, M 1938 (M-30),
on ZIS-151 trucks.
32nd Artillery Regiment:
(3) Sixty to 70 R-10 and R-20 Soviet-type radios in use;
there was about the same number in the supply room.
(4) An unidentified Soviet-type radio.
J this
Ae l only.
(5) One 132 mm Rocket Launcher, M-13, on a ZIS-151 truck.
This was a hand-operated, semi-automatic weapon, with
phosphor shells which ignited after explosion. These
weapons were allegedly used at special regiments
at
r ny-a or one such regiment was located there.
This regimen
(6) VipponE:::::::
was allegedly deactivated in 1954.
f. Atomic training at the 32nd Artillery Regiment included
very general individual atomic defense directives and
instruction on the effects of atomic radiation. Anti-
chemical warfare equipment was issued to all members of
the Regiment. The equipment included Soviet gas masks,
anti-chemical warfare clothing, and decontaminating
chemicals with directions for use.
The Kossuth Artillery OCS in Budapest
S-E-C-R-E-T
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A032400710001-3
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A032400710001-3 25X1
S-E-C-R-E-T
-3-
a. This OCS was subordinate to the Group Directorate of
Edu ational Institutes of the Ministry of Defense (Tan
intbzetek csoport f8n8ks6ge) in Budapest.
b. In November 1954, this OCS had a strength of 700 to 800
officers and EM. The OCS consisted of six batteries. The
1st and 2nd Batteries were anti-tank training batteries, the
rd Battery was a mortar training battery, the 4th and
6th Batteries were 122 mm gun training batteries, and the
5th--Battery was a'152'mm gun training battery-T e 6th
Battery also had two.FA observation platoons (Cem 116
szakasz). In addition, the OCS had assigned to it an
advanced artillery officers' leadership course ({iteg 'es
osztely parancsnoki kikepz'es), which consisted of three
platoons -- one platoon of officers who were artillery
battalion commander candidates, and two platoons of
officers who were artillery battery commander candidates.
c. The CO of the Kossuth Artillery OCS in November 1954 was
Colonel Koltai Vilmos, artillery branch.
d. Training areas of the OCS included:
(1) The infantry rifle range (Pilisv8rssvari gyalogsagi
16ter) near Pilisv8r8sv9r (N 47-37, E 18-54).
(2) The rifle range (16ter) near Nagyteteny.
(3) An artillery range near Kerepes (N 47-33, E 19-17).
(4) A tillery ranges near Bajna (N 47-39 E 18-36),
V"arpalota, Verpelet (N 47-51, E 20-14)., and Ujd6r8gd.
e. Equipment of the OCS
included:
Two 45 mm Anti-tank Guns, M1942.
Eight 57 mm Anti-tank Guns, M1943.
Four 76 mm Divisional Guns, M1942.
Four 120 mm Regimental Mortars, M1943.
Six 122 mm Howitzers, M1938 (M-30).
Four 152 mm Howitzers M1943 (D-1).
One 132 mm Rocket Launcher, M-13.
R-10, R-20, R-7 radios
f. Training at the Kossuth Artillery OCS qualified graduates
as platoon leaders of artillery units. Most of the
graduates were assigned to FA units; but some were assigned
to 57 mm anti-tank units, 76 mm anti-tank units, or SP
Gun batteries of infantry regiments.
S-E-C-R-E-T
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A032400710001-3
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
S-E-C-R-E-T
-4-
The 51st Artillery Regiment
a. This regiment, located in Jaszbereny (N 47-30, E 19-55) on
Nagykatat Street, was directly subordinate to an
unidentified infantry division at Qy8ngy8s (N 47-47,
E 19-56).
b. In October 1951, this Regiment had a strength of 450 officers
and EM. The Regiment consisted of three artillery battalions
of three batteries each.
c. The CO of the 51st Artillery Regiment in October 1951 way
Captain (now MaJor) Varna Ferenc, artillery branch.
d. Training areas of the Regiment included:
(1) An artillery range near Verpelet.
(2) A training area near Nagykata (N 47-25, E 19-45).
e. Equipment of this Regiment was approximately the same as
that of the 32nd Artillery Regiment (see paragraph 1-e.
above).
Soviet OB in Hungary
4.
regiment in K rmend
unidentified Soviet armore
N 7 1, z 16-36).
Events at the 32nd Artillery Regiment During the Revolution
on October a large crowd gathered outside the
arras s. An AVH lieutenant f killing
two and wounding six persons. after this
event, weapons and amm .-44-4-- -pro ins-uad-th ni illans F I
entered the area on 4 November 1956.
S-E-C-R-E-T
the Soviets
25X1
25X1
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3
Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied
Iq
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO32400710001-3