THE KOSSUTH ACADEMY AND ITS PREPARATORY TRAINING CAMPS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004400030003-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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'OUNTRY. H n y _25M- REPORT NO._
TOPIC e 4 dPm...~.E
EVALUATION _25X1 ---PLACE- OBTAINED-J
DATE OF CONTENT LagQ .A gust 1949
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 24 Ja -.1950)
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25X11. a. Infantry officer candidates of the Kossuth Academy
were trained in the Gyoergy Dozsa Barracks (formerly
Albrecht B arracks, on .t-_rena Street, corner of Gyoergy Dozsa
Street, BUD.PEST. Artillery and tank officer candidates
of the academy yore trained in the [iron Gabor Barracks
(formerly 1ndra rsi B..,arracks) at 9 H . ungaria Ring, BUD'.PEST.
It was believe(.-vVthat- signal officer candidates were also
trained in thq, Gyoergy Dzsa B_,arracks.
b.. The try. aning of officer candidates for AA units was
conducted outside of DUDf.PEST.
ev he officer candidates were organized into one infantry
,d one artillery regiment. The .-ethod of tank training for
academy students was unknown,
d. Due to the shortage of officers the academy training
was shortened to one year instead of the three years
originally scheduled. However, the training schedule provided
for one year of preparatory training with troop units.
2. Another course at the academy encompassed politically reliable
men vho underwent field officer training during a six-month
rapid trainghg period. The first course of this type was
completed in May 1949. One course consisted of 80 to 100
proven Communists who, upon graduation, were assigned to
troop units as majors and, in exceptional cases, as lieutenant
colonels and colonels.
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imother course of the academy trained politically reliable
company commanders, It was conducted parallel to the field
officer course and had about 100 students.
4h t' political re-education course for 50 to 60 officers of the
former H-ungarian Army was held in April 1; 49, The students
of this course wore civilian clothes.
5. Prospective officer candidates to be enrolled at the Kossuth
Academy under:ent preparatory training with troop units in
the following camps:
V ARi' LLOT A (P 48/D 89) :
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BSZTLRGO1i (Q 48/Z 27) :
P ILISCEN~B.A (Q 48/H 34) :
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Training of motorized rifle troops
with a training unit in strength of
one regiment, according to a soldier.
Training of tan'/.C troops
Training of infantry and SP artillery
troops; with the infantry training
unit estimated at one battalion.
P ILISCSABA-SOUTH One motorized rifle battalion ':: ith
7(7Q 48/11 34) which no heavy weapons were observed,
HAROSSZIGET (Q 43/H 51): Training of engineer troops.
OT3CDt4 LHUDAd'E$T) Preparatory training with a river
patrol unit.
TOLNA (Y 5/11 10) : artillery training with 76.2amrn guns,
the forthcoming issue of 122-mgr guns
had been announced.
On the whole, the data on the Kossiath '.cademy agree with
previous information?
The camps (para)5)a in which prospective officer candidates
to be enrolled at the Kossuth :,cademy were trained, are
knamu7 as permanent posts of Hungarian troop units.
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