HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE UNIFORMS AND RANKS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR . 50X1
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY hungary
DATE DISTR Sep 51
SUBJECT Hungarian Air Force Uniforms and Aanks
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Uniforms
1. Personnel of the -Hungarian Air Force and Army wore olive drab uniforms. The blouse
had a high collar, two breast and two side pockets and five brass buttons. The HAP
insignia was a blue rhomboid patch, about two cm wide and five an long, with a
white edge two cm wide. Staff sergeants and grades above wore a wing and propelled
insignia of gold and a brass button with the national seal on the collar oatch.
Rank insignia was worn on shoulder boards about 12 cm long and 43,- cm wide. The.
back-ground of the shoulder boards worn by the Air Force was blue. First three
graders and commissioned officers wore Sam Browne belts and. a Soviet-type 7.62
caliber pistol was worn as a side arm. The lager four grades wore flight caps,
with the armed forces insignia on the front. This insignia was a .fiVe-pointed red
star, superimposed on three circles of red, shite and green. First three graders
and officers wore visor caps with a brass Insignia representing the national seal..
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Point #1. Olive drab cloth epaulet of a private, sewn to the blouse.
Point ,#2. Olive drab epaulet of a private 1st class sewn to the blouse. A
transversal silver stripe, about five mm wide was three cm rrom the
edge of the epaulet.
Point #3. Olive drab cloth epaulet of a corporal sewn to the blouse. It had
two silver stripes about five mm wide which were three cm from the
edge of the epaulet The space between the stripes was approximately
one am.
Point lei. Olive drab cloth epaulet of a sergeant, sewn to theblouse. There
were three five,mm silver stripes about three cm fro-el the edge of
the blouse.
Point #5. Removable cloth shoulder board of a staff sergeant, with a medium
blue background. There was one "T" shaped gold stripe about eight
mm wide. The shoulder board also had a white edge, approximately
three mm wide.
Point #6. Removable cloth shoulder board of a technical sergeant; medium blue.
It had a "T" shaped gold stripe about eight mm wide and a eold,
transversal stripe, eight mm wide; also a white edge, three mm wide.
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Removable cloth Shoulder board of a master sergeant; medium blue.
There was a "T" shape gold stripe about eight mm wide, and two
transversal gold stripes, eight mm wide, spaced five mm apart. It
had a white edge, three mm wide.
Medium blue shoulder board for a lieutenant junior grade, with a
gold longitudinal stripe, five mm wide, on which a five-pointed
silver star was superimposed. It had a white edge approximately
three mm wide and gold piping three mm wide.
. Medium blue shoulder board of a lieutenant with a five-pointed gold
star. It had a white edge three mm wide, and gold piping of the
same width. ?
Point #10.
Point #11.
Point #12.
Point *13.
Point 04.
Point #15.
Shoulder board of a lieutenant senior grade with two five-pointed
gold stars. (Otherwise, it was the Same as the shoulder board
described in Point #9.)
Shoulder board of a captain with three five-pointed gold stars.
(Otherwise it Was the same as the one described in Point #9)
Shoulder board of a major, with one, five-pointed Gold star in the
middle and a transversal gold thread stripe about 74 mm wide, be-
tween the star and the outer edge.
Shoulder board of a lieutenant colonel, with two, five-pointed gold
stars. (Otherwise, it was the same as the shoulder board of a major).
Shoulder board of a colonel, with three, five-pointed gold stars.
(Otherwise, it was the same as the shoulder board of a major).
Shoulder board of a brigadier general; red cloth, with a silver
thread star superimposed on a woven gold oak leaf.
Point #16. Shoulder board of a major general. (It was the same as a brigadier
general's, except for two, five-pointed silver stars).
Point #17. Shoulder board of a lieutenant general. (It was the same
brigadier general's except for three, five-pointed silver
tirhe points listed hereunder refer to memory sketch, Enclosure (3.17
Point #1.
Point #2.
Point A.
Point #4.
Point 47.5.
Point #'6.
Point #7.
Point A.
Point #9.
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Insignia of the Hungarian Republic, made of brass, with a red star
on the top and the national colors, red, white and green, on the
bottom. This insignia was on the buttons of the blouse, overcoat
and on the epaulets; it also was worn on the garrison caps of
first three graders and officers.
Brass insignia worn on the collar patch of first three graders.
Signal Corps insignia worn by the Air Force.
Artillery insignia.
Motorized insignia.
Armored units insignia.
Infantry insignia, including paratroops. The same insignia was
worn by civilian police.
Cavalry insignia.
Danube flotilla insignia.
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Point #10. AO. Insignia for all the Hungarian Armed Forces which was a red star
with a diameter of about 50 cm, superimposed on three circles of
red, white ane green. The diameter of the red outer circle was
about 40 cm. This insignia was painted on aircraft and vehicles.
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Point #11. Collar patch which denoted the branches of the service, according to
the color. It was about five cm long and two cm wide. The colors
representing the various branches are as follows:
Air Force
Medium blue bLaground with
white edge,
Paratroops Forest green background with
white edge.
Antiaircraft Artillery Bright red background with white
edge.
Signal Corps Dark violet,
Artillery Bright ree.
Motorized units Brawn
Armored Force Sky blue
Infantry Forest green
Cavalry Lemon yellow
Medical Car)s Pla.ck
2. The various ranks in the Hungarian Armed Forces are as follows:
Hungarian gomemclature Abbreviations US Equivalent
Vezerezredes (Highest rank No known abbr.
Lt Gen
in Hungarian Armed Forces)
A1tabornagy Altab Maj Gen
Vezerornagy Vezorn Brig Gen
Ezredes No known abbr. Col
Alezredes Alez Lt Co].
Szazados Szds Capt
Fohadnagy Fhdgy Lt Sr. Grade (1st Lt.)
Hadnagy Edgy Lt (2nd Lt)
AlhadnagyAlhdgy Lt Jr Grade (Flight
Officer)
Fotorzsormester F.Torm Master Sgt
Torzsormester Torm Tech Sgt
0 Rmester Orm S/Sgt
Szakaszvezeto Szkv Sgt
Tizedes Tiz Cpt
0 Rvezeto Orv Pfc
Honved Honv Pot
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ENCLOSURE (A) Sketch of shoulder boards worn by members of Hungarian Air Force
(B) Sketch of insignias used by the Hungarian Armed Forces
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Sketch of insignias used by the Hungarian Armed Forces
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