HUNGARIAN 1ST TANK REGT IN CAMP ESZTERGOM, HUNGARY

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Publication Date: August 30, 1949
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Subordination: 1st Tank Div in ESZTERGOM TABOR CO of the
E=-Col Gyula LIFTAY. The divis.on, besides the ls:L
Tank Reg, premnably comprised the follovIng units;
Motoried unit in Eszmaom (taxa)
Antiaircraft artillery unit in ESZTEROOM (town) ,
Self-'orope.11ed arti1lery unit in PILISCSABE (C,1 43/H
Mortar unit (location unknown)
TeChnical unit (location -.14-flown) .
coApenly in Esznvim. TABOR.
2. Lcoatiop SZTL-ROOM TABOR (troop csmp)
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3 OfficePs of the Re_ELla: Col Oyula USZTA, regimental comgar..-,
CaptLWATIlat, Lec2oical-offloer.
0zat1cn: Only tho I BA with four companies o: three
oA.atoons each, CO of I Bo: Capt Gyoargy TOTH.
5. ELT: The rerstAanb receivee about 460 recruLts on 1 pr5J. 1949,
'at which tine about tvo hundred Ea had already been serving
vj.t14 the re-iment for one year., -boat 50 p...:econt of the 460
l'ecrults
had volaneered for service with the police and
vier? discontent with havinr been inducted into a taak unit.
Tilc other 50 percent of the recruits had Dented to be eneolled
at the 1:osout7v 2.cademy where, however, onl a few, reliable
Co.munist Party =cabers hau been accepted. The mo7.als of.tie
EA was lov
6. Armament: The I Bn was equipped with 44 T 343 tanks which
7ere 61-Vided evenly between the 2d and 4th Cos. The two other
compapias were only occasionally giventanks for training
purposes. The tanke were in good mechanical condition. wor
the May Paiqldo in BUDAPEST the tanks were shipped by rail,.
No transport and supply unite were available.
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war; saidthvtao Y.escuth hoadomy vac also equkapod with
about 60 ftT 34 tans. The 2d C/o was equipped with 128
5atfantry rifloo of Liovict .uodel n4B" and 12 8w:ie..; nv:ararelline
Rana with drwl
7. ?,mmunition: Eseh tan', had an initial issue of 20 hifxhA
exploci!tre 20 s-ozer.,pisreing shells and 20 spcoaal
s'k.tell. The lntter sbclie were to be used ;Ial?not ;7t1.e
boaviost tanks. J;o..7.1 a diagram of the amar-p:A:7cIrp., ;hell
see Pnnaz 2.
S. N173,,Iniv.0,* fmno CCU1t5 trrtrin with t%nly.s viao otarted on
l:N9. Each recruits anderwent five traininp: Dbases:
as maclaine gunner, as loadet!? as gunner, as tn.k driver and
a2 tank commander. Each recruit was first trainon for the
function he wan oventuAlly to assame.
9. Political indoctrination: Political Lulectrination lessons
wore :7;.ven 1;w:k.oe a aay (Japt yula HOPI.ANk and it Lt
. Soviet flu.snop,: 'Every si week the regiAnnt was iuopcc
EJ b a Soviet colonel who vas accomponf..ed by Hunarian
Col; Tibor URPATL The Snvlet officer lectured on the
technique of tank colZbat aria proalised the delvey of 'JV
tanka.
11. Activation of other tenk units: NOCz stated taat tlet
-13c) ruil bcee e
Of the r,ho.?tago of reliable offiol.c. !'0:5'3 tank units would
be activated In Camp 010:ELIN 73(? DE 3C& (TZ 48/
h ant,' 4.9/J a7). alTieersc"rool was
schoduThd to h..3 c,::',;abliched In t), n-2tle In iES:41:'. 71? A/
V 1.'.0) durine: tho j7a13 of 1t.)=19.
MSomment
Althouga not all data contained in the epct enn bc
cheekod,, the inforation on TJuN;arinn tank troo:?0 is ean-
sidored urediblo. Camp ESZTER=A has, since the sum,?er of .
1.9a, boon the traini:i:? center whco the Hungarinn tank arm
is being develorod. Tht repeatedly confirmed let Tank Tra1n-
in3 En, Toi. 1.6h prest-fiably becamz the J. Tank. an of the let
Tank Regt, was located in Camp E8ZTERT0iJt Accordiag to pre-
ViOUS information .2!aj LIPTAY vas CC of the :1st Tank Training
Bn. It appdars doubtful that Lt Col LIPTAYebd already be
CO of the lot Tank rly., whereas Col TJSMA w-A2 repotod to
be CO of the let 'bank Re.t. Col w::./o is in dhelrao of
dev- loping the Rungarlan tank .ar-2,? was identified as .,fda-jor
with the Craation :C.:opartaiont of the iviinist.ry of National
Defam= in Septsnbar 1N48. He vas than reaponsible for the
buildin,z up of the Hungarian tan arm.
b. The decortorls statewmto show that the Hongarian tank
arm now has only shout two tank battalions with about 40 tanks
each. Ono of these battalions wac attached to the 1c_o3euth
Academy.
c. The let Tank ac;3t and the .lst Tank Liv can only be con-
sidered as mit; whidh arc boln develope1.
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