PRE-REVOLUTIONARY ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 11, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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its material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Pre-revolutionary Order of
Battle Information
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT iS TFNTATIVF
ARMY review
completed.
STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FBI AEC
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Unit Desig-
Subordi-
nation
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Location
U/i Hungarian
Unk Unk
TATA
Army Installa-
(N47-39,
tion
E18-19)
CO wasLt Col BARABAS, (fnu),
Armor. This was allegedly a 25X1
caserne for a Hungarian Armored
OCS (7) and an unidentified Guard
(?) unit of about 80 officers and
an unidentified Hungar
unit group)
to be newly u t. While here, members ofj
ian Reserve Armored Training 25X1
This installation appeared
battalion received theoretical
training near SZOMOD (see Annex B) with T-34 tanks and also took part in firin
exercises during each of which the T-34 tanks fired four blank shells, 25X1
the training was very ineffective F- ::::::::i
dAscription, see Annex A.
(For pinpoint location and
U/i Reserve Unk Unk In vicinity CO was Maj TOPERCER,(fnu), Armor.
Armored Training of TATA
Bn (7) at the Summer
Camp of the TATA
Hun Arian Armnrt%A
OCS
signed to an unidentified armored
reserve training unit of battalion
size and called by him a battalion.
the
officers and RA NCO's were assigmd
.here'-:from other unknown units. nit consisted of four
companies9_ each having 120 officers and EM. Each company had four platoons with
one junior lieutenant platoon leader and 30 EM trainees. The enlisted members
of this battalion were armed with Soviet SMG's 7.62 mm PPSh-1941 or Soviet car-
bines 7.62 mm Mossin-N ant 1944. The officers were armed with unidentified Soviet
made pistols. 15 MC trucks and about 10 Jeeps which
were organic t this battalion. The battalion had about eight T-34 and threeJS-1
Soviet tanks. four unknown type of small old SP guns of Soviet make
and two outmoded unknown type of small SP guns,caliber unknown, allegedly of
Hungarian make. all weapons and equipment found at this bat-
talion were on loan from an unknown Hungarian unit at TATA. The members of this
battalion wore blue collar tabs with tank insignia. The whole unit was billeted
in an unknown type of tents of 10 man capacity. One open movable WW II kitchen
supplied the food to this unit and was located in the summer camp area.
training consisted of close order drills with or without weapons, dry
firing runs and theory covering the SMG and the carbine. Armored train rg covered
very generalized theoretical instruction pertaining to T-34 tank technical data.
Training was poorly conducted and benefited the trainees little. 2. Upon comple-
tion of training, the men turned all equipment weapons, and uniforms into the
battalion section. Then they departed in their civilian clothing to BUDAPEST in
several groups by.rail transportation. (For pinpoint 25X1
location and description, see Annex C.)
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Unit Desig-
nation
U/i Armored Re-
serve Unit at
the Summer Camp
TATA of the
Hungarian Armored
OOS
Subordi-
nation
Sf--CRP T
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Location
Unk Unk In vicinity CO was unko about 300
of TATAT6- of E t d Cp11s) were
VAROS at camp with an
unidentified reserve training
unit, Most of these men were of
older year classes,,
Hungarian Army during WW II.
unit drilling wi
leted in tents.
members of thi
This unit was also bil-
(training and the training of
two other similar reserve groups took place at a tent camp about two kilometers
away, referred to as the summer camp of the OCS0
U/i Reserve
Medical Service
Co (?) at the
Summer Camp of
the TATA Hungar-
ian Armored OCS
25X1
25X1
25X1
Unk Unk In vicinity CO was an unidentified mile lies 25X1
40
of, TATATO- tenant, Medical branch.
VAROS his unit to be a
company consistin of a proxi-
matel 100 female
This company was inl unit's
vicinity for the same duration as
his unit was.
of this company were also billeted in tents were, however, in a separated corner
of the summer camp. This tent area was surrounded by a barbed wire fence and was
guarded at all times by Hungarian Army male sentries,
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Pinpoint Location of the Caserne of the Hungarian
Armored OCS at TATA (ih.7 39a E18-19)
(Pinpoints below expressed in UTM Grid Coordinates)
Map Ref..
Hungary
1:509'000
FELSOGALLA
Sheet No 4961 W
AMS Series M773
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Annex A-1
erne of the Hungarian. Armored OW at T
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LEGEND:
1. The main entrance for pedestrians and vehicles. An 8 m wide, 1.5 m
high iron gate.
2. A 4 to 5 m wide gravel road for vehicles and pedestrians.
3. An 8 m wide gravel road for vehicles and pedestrians.
3a. A 1-story gray brick building, approximately 4 m x 4 in, with a
peaked roof. It served as the guard room.
/. A 3-story cream brick building, approximately 40 m x 15 in, with a 25X1
light-colored peaked tile roof.
the main headquarters and administrative
building o this installation. 25X1
5.,6.,9. Three 3-story high gray concrete buildings, approximately
60 x 20 m, with gray flat roofs. these buildings 25X1
were used as billeting space for EM.
7. Grounds for formations, drill, and PT, approximately 100 m x 80 in,
8. A rifle range with grass and clay ground, approximately 100 m x 200 m.
10.~ A 1-story gray brick building, approximately 20 m x 8 m wide and 8 m
high, with a gray flat roof. It housed an unidentified number of
showers.
11. Unidentified circular structure, with a 15 m diameter which served as
a fuel supply room.
12. A parking space, approximately 80 m x 80 in, for tanks and vehicles.
13. An 8 m wide wooden frame, wire gate. It served as an entrance and
exit for vehicles and tanks.
14. A 1.5 m high barbed wire fence, which surrounded the installation on
all four. sides.
15. The officers' mess. A 1-story gray brick building, approximately
20mx8m.
16. A warehouse for food. A 1-story gray brick building, approximately
15 m x 30 in, 6 m tc 8 m high, with a gray peaked roof.
17. The kitchen and messhall for EM. A 1-story gray brick building,
approximately 15 m x 30 in, 8 m to 10 m high.. with a gray flat roof.
18. A 1-story brick building, approximately 8 m x 8 m, 6 m high, with a
peaked roof. It served as the guardhouse and stockade.
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Pintpojnt Location of Unident.itieed Hungarian Armor Firing
.RMe in the Vicinity of SZOMOD (N47-4O.E18-20)
May Refs
Hungary
1:509000.
TATA
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Annex C
Pinpoint Location of the Su=Or Cann of the TATA Hungarian Armored OCS
(Pinpoints below expressed in UTM Grid Coordinates)
Maw
Hungary
1:50,000
TATA
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AMS Series M773
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~541jegh of the, S miner Camp of the TATA Hungarian Armored OCS
in the Vicinity of TAAATOV,At0S
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LEGEND:
1. The main entrance for vehicles and pedestrians. A 6 m wide, 1.5 m
high wooden frame wire gate.
2. The area in which 160 to 180 10-man tents were pitched.
2a. Washing places, concrete blocks, approximately 10 m x 3 m, with
about 20 waterfaucets.
3. An 8 m wide unused dirt road.
4. A mechanics shop. A 1-story gray brick building, approximately
20 m x 8 m, with a gray flat roof.
5. A parking area, approximately 50 x 40 M. for tanks and vehicles.
6. A 1-room gas chamber. A 1-story brick building, approximately
5 m x 5 m, with a red flat roof.
7, A 6 m wide dirt road for pedestrians and vehicles.
8. A 3 m wide dirt road for pedestrians.
9. An open-air structure consisting of a 40 m x 20 m tile roof resting
on wooden blocks. It was approximately 8 m high. This structure
was used as a messhall.
10. An 8 m x 3 m brick building without a roof. It served as the latrine.
11, A 2 m high wire fence with a concrete foundation.
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