1. SP ARTILLERY BATTALION IN PAPA AND ACTIVATION OF NEW SP ARTILLERY UNITS 2. ARMY CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN SZEKESFEHERVAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

COUNTRY
TOPIC
,Areetp.g....Fir,..;......4
eirituas
Ap kalif 440.421M0550
IrIFORMATION
--REPORT NO.
Hungary
len.* Ad. .?????-sno
25X1A
1. SP Artillorv rn in Pprr nnd A.n4.-.4Jc$nr. nr row CID /1-04-411...),,,,r
41.1...?44.1 raw at" .1..44.141.2,14:046,01-
?
29 Army Corns 1A'ado unrthrs nr1.0
..t.4.14..umr.n....iweavAlWawoo.a1intuffinele.MemaWayluo. ri40......s.t.rrnetn A
DALUATION___=------PLACE OBTAINED
25X1X
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
Prior to 9 November 1950 and aiaraia11v nrf,l 1 ii nr 1er1
25X1C
REFERENCES
3
PAGES (NO & TYPE)-2- -.2ne rpnort on Vile hnnninp rvr
raeriai ano one sample of a secraa
military letter
,?DATE
.01,1XW.M.04. t111.111S+1,,,,,,11.101.1?01r...veLl
4411Araalilen.MMRCIMPIWO10.1???pm.M.M.1.10,
comumftsdauteesesonomm......???????...sakoodo???.
25X1X
SOURCE
MI?alargyliaveatral
25X1
4.1.040*Iss.??
V1.111...1
.1.0.40.1.VMAIMAPI?itrre4.14111W4.4.0
???00.....V.P.044?411"
11.10*WhIl.0.0.11?4011
.11M0154.111.01.0
111/3 SP Arty MI in Papa.
1. Prior to 9 flovember 19500 the 111/3 SP Arty En in Papa (P 40/Y 30) was
subordinate to the Hq III Army Corps in Szekssfehervar (Q 00)a Until
7 June 19501-the battalion, which had postal No 1131, was located in. the
new barracks installation south of Papa, on the west side of the roadto
Tapolcafoe.(p 48/t. 30, a- short distance from the juncgOn with the road -
to Papakevacat- (P 48/D 39). The barracks installation, which also quarter-
ed a motorized artillery regiment with postal No 1935, was still under
construction. (1) From 7 June to 9 November 19500 the battalion was located
in a summer camp at Kecskemet 6/1i 95), in a wocds about .6 km east of
Kerekegyhaza 6/N 75) and northwest of the Kianyir (Y 6/N 85). railroad
station. The-battalien wag quartered there together with a signal battalion,
a light AAA battalion and a roconnaissance company. Upon completion of the
sumer training period, the SP artilloryabattalion was deactivated. Until
the beginning of. September 1950, the battallon was commandod by rajor Emil
Dorcas, about 2C years old, a former lathe! operator and a Communist. Ue
was detached to the III Army Corps in early September, and succeeded
by Captain Ivan (fnU), about W. years old, vio was in command of the
battalion until the date of deactivation.
2. The SP artillery battalion in Papa auraerad 12 officers and 142 men. It
was organizod into a headquarters, 1 signals platoon and 3 bati,orios, with
each battery consisting of only 1 platoon aquipaod with a light 76-mm SP
gun. The signals platoon had 3 model ii/3 radio sets. Vehicles assigned to
the battalion consisted of 14, sedans, 3 trucks and 3 woapon carriers, with
2 trucks and the weapon carriers beir bar:ad from operation. The SP guns
were Soviet madal SU-76s, 'ait mounted another typo of gun without muzzle
brake and did not have the typical housing for buf2or and recuperator
mechanism in front of the mantlet. The personnel of the battalion woro red
service color until June 1950 end blue service color thereafter. The insignia
on the collar patches was a small SP run, not a tank.
Basic training rith the SP artillery battalion lasted one month. Special
training for drivers, gunners, machine aaniors and radio operators was started
in the summer camp. Yr) late September and aarly October 1950, the batLalion
participated in a large-scale aeld owarciaa held in south Uungary in the
CLASSIFICATI ONF //4TRCL/US OFFICiaS ONLY
Approved For Release 9h2itia8MIRINTIFT12-
?
Onoument No,
theclassified
ange In clam
la ? Changed To; T$ $O
; ? ?
: 4
?
,r6-5 A
Byl
?
SECUIIITY INFORMATION
P82-00457R009800340006-5
arca betwe?n the Danube and Theis!:I The field e:'zercise terminhted
in the vicinity of Deja Cr 6/5 28,, Al: code:.'s given during the evzerciscs
were so worded that they did aot revea:. iafmnation on the type and
designation of other units particA.patinv in tho oxercise, The 52 artillery
btttalion did not return to its hullo s%qifn from the sun-er samp
Activation of Nevrnp Artillery Units.
4. The III/3 SP Arty Bia was deactivated on ordes by the Hq III AMY Cor Ps Lo
Ssekesfehervar. The battalion was brokon .ap into 16 elements which were
largely used as cadre its for the ac.' onof new SP artillery units.
One of these elements was transferred o Asnod (Q 48A 33). It included
Lieutenant Laszlo Bihari0 formerly comrdant of headquarters personnel and
about 40 years old, and Lieutenant Ka1117x luso, formerlw adjutant and
about 36 years old, In the spring of 1951, source learned from Bihari,
who had meanwhile been promoted to the rent of senior lieutenant, that he
had been appointed commander of a new 3P artillery battalion which was built
up from the element in Aszod and subsequently traneferred to Retsag (C2 46/
H 67)Q The new battalion Was still in Petsav in early September- 1951, (2)
Another elment, under the COIrkaRrY.:1 of Cactain Lasnlo Juhasz0 formerly
motor transport officer and about 32 years cid, was transferred to Polgardi
(P 46/E 06), In the spring of 19510 source learned from Juhssz that he
served with an SP artillery battalion in '01:.jardi. A third element, under
the command of Senior Lieutenant Nagy (flu), frmerly suprly officer and
.about 27 years old, went to Kalocaa 6/N 31)4 In the sumor of 19510
source learned from the officer, mho hacl been promoted to the rank of captain,
that he served as supply of2icer mlth an SP artillery unit in Naloesa A
fourth element under the command oI" Junior Lieutenant Kiss (fnu), former-
ly-battery officer, went to Tapolca Cr 4E# 35); a fifth element under Junior
Lieutenant Arpad Semen, formerly connt-lintelligence officer, to Eiskunfolo-
gYhaza Cf 7/0 03; a sixth element under junior Lieutenant Pal Una),
formerly battery officer, to Miskolc (H 49/J 87); a sevosth element without
officers to Veszprem (P 46/b 76); and an eiefth element without officers
to Nagykaninse (Y )/A 26), Six other elements of the deactivated SP artillery
battalion were also transferred to other posts, but source did not learn
whether new SP artillery battalions were acthated from them. They included
one under Senior Lieutenant Jozsef Nollosi? formerly political officer and
about 30 years old, which moved to Kisturnalas Cr 6/N 70); a second under
Senior Lieutenant Hegyi (fnu)1 formerly coomandint? officer of the 1st Iltry,
which moved to GyoenEyoes (Q 46/J 2),); ard others without officers which
moved to Varceli Cr 4/A58), Pecs (Y 5/B 22), Mel' (?-46/Y 81) and Szokszard
5/b 66). Another element of the forex 32 artillery "cattalion was reassigned
to the guard battalion. of the Mintry- of NAioral Defense in Budapest.
Senior Lieutenant Nagy. (fnu)? 2ormer17 coramtuwbrig efficerof the 2d rtry?
was detached to the army corps headquarters in gecskemet.
ArIT Corps Headquarters in PAekesfehervar an(' i',eckemet,
5. The Ng III Amy Corps was located in r.sLesfehex-ver
1Zon-clae
circulated at battalion level, Mentionc,,-1
Since the secret documents at the ;art . c.;E:
out for distribution, source was unablc.,. t
to the corps. (l4) :in the =Timer of
the summer camp at Escakaraet, the battli.
the Uq III Army Corps through the Iiq
kemet at that time,, In the fall of 1950,
cr.
sifted documsnts, which ware usually
only the pstal nurabors of units.
rps headquarters were never narked
o determine other units subordinate
ri the 111/3 SP Arty Ba was in
ch received correspondence from
Int: Div which was located at Kees-
the Fi'cl 12th Inf Div was raised to
/
0900 01TROL/US OPTIOILLS O-NLY
4,
Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5
25X1A
25X1
25X1
Appr. latiffaMitglifitini;LPPADP82
3
SECURITY rocamATIor
-00457R009800340006-5
the status of army corps headquarter, rematning in Kacskemet, however, the
Iq III Army Corps was not deactivated 411 Seekesfehervar despite the
activation of a new army corps in Kecaaemet, at least until 9 noveMber
1950 n:sen the 111/3 SP Arty Bn was deaettvated. Until that time, the It'
artillery battalion continued to receive feelers by the Bq III Army Corpe
in Szekesfehervar. (5) Source learned from officers Viet another SP artillery
battalion was located in Sutter (P 48/X F33), but di not return to its
home station upon completion of the 1950 aumer and fall training period.
Vleeellaneourn
The morale of the personnel belenalog to the 1II/3 SP Arty Bn was poor
because of uncertainty regarding the duration of the term of active service
and because of letters from relatives telling of their distressed conditions
at home, vhich contradicted the tales by political indoctrinators about
the high standard of living of the Hanarial people? LZelatione between
officers and enlisted men were strainen because many officers attempted to
cover their poor general and techniaal knowledge by arrogant behaviour.
Frequently lectures delivered by offieern had to be corrected by enlisted
men. For example, the politica: offieer was unable to answer satisfactorily
questions reearding the Yarxist dectrine to enlisted nen who largely came
from Budapest and had received pojitteel enlocerination there/
25X1A
25X1A
(1) I
25X1
(2)
25X1A
(3)
25X1A
(4)
(5)
25X1A
Lomments
!belonging to a notorized artillery regiment
In Papa in Juno 1950, and was mentioned in severel reports after March 1951
nq 11P1nnoinvt. n nvtillprIr nrit 41.4cTskow?oes nnd nczed,
. The motorized artillery
reginent was probably transferaed from Papa to Kiskoeroes.
Another source said that two mechanizee' regiments of the unidentified me:t ani.zed
division in Esztergom were rtationed in Aszod and Retaaa respectively. On
the basis of information reaarding Ca: organization of the third mechanized
regiment of this division, It is belieeed that a mechanized regiment has an
organic tank battalion. . SP artillery units are probably
also components of the mechanized rateinenta.
Infantry units are known to be stationed at all posts specified. According
to information from another source on the organization of the infantry
regiment in Szentes? it is believed that an infantey regiment has an meanie
SP artillery company.
25X1A
25X1A
For translations of a report on the haodling of classified military
correspondence, and of a sample of a secret military letter, see Annex 1
and 2.
The information confirms the headquartere of an army corps in Kecskemet.
See
2 Annexes: 1 ?,report on the handline of classified material
1 ? sample of a secret lateer,
;I=
_ ?
:T./.01,/t'l OFFICIAL:3 ONLY
Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5
*soA'
Appr ZiReTaSe0102/13BM ACIA?RPP82-0P4fiNO.P9f'9
uRrry
Handling of Classified Yaterial at the 7 3 SP Arty Bn.
340006,5
25X1A
Secret correspondence was typed en pepo?' marked by a yellow diagonal
stripe which ran from the upper left to the lower right corner. Classified
mail wan conveyed by couriers only :as not to be handled by postal
authorities. All incoming secret letter; were accepted by the hoed of the
classified records, office and logeed in the record of classified documents.
They were subsequently submitted te the battalion commander who in turn
controlled the (lietribution to the proefr ofeicers. The head of the classified
records office kept a distribution record thich had to be signed by offirters
receiving secret documents. Each referort tad a strong-box for elassifiee'
documents, whose key he turned in to the hezd of the classified records o:Tice
daily after duty hours. These officern tere ells battalion commander, the
political officer, the adjutant, the eormseder of headquarters personnel, the
supply officer, the paymaster, the motor trernsport officer and the personnel
officer. After proper action had been taker, the secret document were returned
to the head uf the classified records office There were express orders that
secret documents were to be handled bv officers only. However, since the
officers were in constant fear of disCiesirg military secrets In unclassified
letters, an excessive numter of secret letters were writtenovhich overburdened
the officsre in charge to emelhe Ceereo 4at they oad the battalion clerk %elp wem,
Another reason that the officers es2coe celieeee clerks for help was the lace
that on tie basis e their education the...r were unequal to their ,asks because
most of them came from the worklm:: clee
40'
CONTROL 4.73 OFFICTkLS ONLY
Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5
25X1 Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5
Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R009800340006-5