(Sanitized)HUNGARIAN LIGHT AAA REGIMENT (Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: March 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Reorganization of the Regiment and Activation of Units.
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1. he Hungarian light AAA regiment1 6o1ch was quartered in
the rktygs n.arracks at 81, R&ert KLr61y Street, Budapest XIII, up to 9 rovem? 25X1
'oer 1950, was reorganized at that time The unit was separated into seven
groups in the balracks yard. One group mao left with the regialent. The second
group formed the cadre for the light AAA regiment in Irgn (Q 48/1! 65)1
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%).1 Abony (Q kV() 28). The fifth group was transferred to the 38th AAA Div
l'eadquarters in Budapest The sixth group pro? 25X1
vided training personnel for a medium AAA regiment located in Toerley Castle
in Budafok. The seventh group, which consisted of radio and telephone operators ,
mas assigned to a medium AAA regiment located in Dunafoeldvdr (Y 6/N 3.5) (1)
2. The soldiers remaining with the regiment roved into an installation on the
western perimeter of the city of Komgrom (P 48./Y 75). 25X1
25X1 In October 1950, the regiment, -whose T/0 had not been chan,o
was brought up to strength with recruits. In late September 1951, I I 25X1
25X1 the regiment in the sumer camp near DiGjenoe (Q 48/II 57) The camp
was located directly southwest of the town. It included a permanent building
which was utilized as a kitchen. Permanent ammunition magazines also existed
25X1 there the regiment in Nom6rom was a cadre unit which
provided personnel for activated units at the end of every training year. (1)
3. At the Artillery(Command)of the nnistry of 7,ational Defense source frequently
observed soldters of the regiment from romarom. 1 [the mail 25X1
of the regiment was taken directly to the Artillery (Command) of the rinistry
of iNational Defense by a courior, Prior to the movement of the regiment to
Komaromv soldiers of the unit wore frequently ordered to report to the tank
division headquarters in 7.sztergom (Q 48/z, 27). (1)
25X1 Light MA Regiment] prior to its Thvement to Komrirom.
The regiment, which was equipped with light 37?mm AA guns, was organIzed into
the regimental headquarters, the headquarters battery and the 1st and 2d Bn.
The regimental headquarters had 18 to 20 officers and apiroxinately more than
100 NCOs and Er. A number of the Er were detached tc the motor transport platoon
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of the heaaquarters battery for quarters and administrative support, The
headquarters battery consisted of the battery headquarters, radio platoon,
telephone platoon, reconnaissance platoon and the motor transport platoon.
The 1st and 2d Bns consisted of the battalion headeuarters, signal platoon
range-finder platoon and four APA batteries. :ach battery consisted of the
battery headquarters, the radio squad and three sections, Each section in-.
eluded the section leader, a seven-man gun crew and one light 37-mm AA gun.
At that time, each battery had one officer and about 35 EN, (2)
Up to August 1950, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. KomjAhy (Inn) waa the regimental
commander. In August 1950, he was suddenly discharged and later Observed
working as a common laborer. In November 1951, the commander of the 1st
Battalion, Lieutenant 141 Szahd'was the comaandina officer of the regimen
in Kon4rom, and held the rank of senior lieutenant. After the fall of 1951,
the commander of the headquarters company, Lieutenant Endre Solt, was in the
rinistry of National Defense. In early November 1951, the political officer
of the regiment, Lieutenant Darnyi (fun), was assigned to the political section
of the 38th AAA Div. Senior Lieutenant Veroecei (Inn), head of the personnel
section, was an administrative officer in the headquarters of the 38th AAA
Div in November 1951. Lieutenant,petter (inn), head of the supply section,
remained with the regiment in Komarom.
6. In May 1950, members of the 1923 to 1926 claases, who had previously been
deferred from induction, were inducted and assigned to the reinent0 A small
continent of the regiment consisted of volunteers of the 1930 to 1932 classes.
(3) In the late summer of 1950, the quality of food, which had been coodearlior,
deteriorated. Very little fat was distributed, The Clothino was excellent.
It was possible to exchange unserviceable garments at any time.
". The weapons used at the regiment included roviet model. 7-46 7.62-mm rifles,
submachine guns, pistols and light AA clans. All rifles had been used and
were manufactured between 1927 and 1945. The parts of the rifles were mixed.
Almost no soldier had a rifle rhose number was identical with that of the bolt
mechanism. The submachine runs, which had magazine drums, were also Soviet
made. They were used weapons, too. Pistols were issued to the officers
and NCOs who did officers' duty. The light 37-mm hA guns were towed by three
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axle ZIS trucks. '',ach gun crew included a gun leader, an elevation setter,
an azimuth setter, an onerator for the firing data regulator (AelemLlitC1),
a gun loader, a feeder and two ammunition bearers, (4)
6. The regiment was sent to a summer camp near Dios noe. In 1950, an NCO school,
the BEV artillery officers' school and AAA Uni were located there. 25X1
During a firing practice at tow targets the rudder assembly of the towing air-
craft was damaged. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of about 1,200
meters. The tow target vas aptreximately 1,000 meters from the rear of the plane.
The results of the firings were rated poor, In October 1950, components of the
regiment were detached to a tank brigade which had 20 to 25 tanks for AA defense.
The brigade participated in maneuvers of u tan': corps in the area north and
rest of the Lake of Balaton. I these maneuvers were di-
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rooted by Soviet Air Force Colonel reresiev fral). During the war, this
officer had lost both of his legs below tholnees; however, he continued to fly.
He walked with a cane and did not use crutches, Durina these maneuvers, the
simulated enemy forces iere repr? Ilented by pu/sonnel of the infantry officer
candidate school from Fees (Y 5/13 22). After th, end of the maneuvers, the
regiment returnee to its installation in Budapest by motor vehicle. Three
radio squads were marched to Kiskunhalas (Y 6/11 70) to take Tart in another
maneuver, These radio squads :ere detachuC, to an infantry- regiment which con-
sisted of fo_ir battalions. The regiment did not have sufficient radio operators.
Three ra(Ao squads of the air force were also detached to the regiment. At the
climax of the maneuver an infantry corrs was ordered to launch an at5ack on
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the eneny from the Kiskunhalas - Szeged (Y 7/T 17) line in a southwestern
Oirectioa in order to force the aggressor beyond the border of the country,
The attacking infantry regiment, to which tha radio operators of the AAA
unit were attached, was supported by a tank brigade of about 20 tanks and
four of five SP guns. The T-34 tanks were towed to their assembly area.
The SP guns were similar to Soviet model SU-76, but had tapering gun berrels
without muzzle brakes and without visible recoil or counterrecoil mechanism.
Durinn the six-day maneuver no Soviet units were observed. However, six or
seven Soviet officers wore Observed in the coneaoy of Colonel General Farkas
(mu) .* After the termination of the maneuvers the infantry regiment held a
problem in river crossing on the Danube about 200 meters south of the rail-
road and vehicular bridge near Baja (Y 6/s 2S), The regiment was ferried
over in four pontoon waves by engineers. Each pontoon carried seven engineers
and 16 to 13 infantrymen. During the problem, contact between the individual
waves vas broken and re-established only after great difficulties. According
to officers, tanks, which allegedly rached the western bank of the Danube
about 2 km too far to the south, were ferried after the infantry regiment.
The entire problem was obssrved by high ranking Hungarian officers and civil-
ians from the railroad and vehicular bridge near Baja. Th- first wave to
cross the Danube included Polish, Czech and Rumanian orficers. (5)
I Comments.
I it is inferred that an AAA
division was activated in the fall of 1950. It is fairly- definitely believee
that this unit is the 38th AAA DiVI lin Budapest. The 25X1
four regiments subordinate to tVris division are believed to be located at
Vac? Szekesfehdevar, Dunafoeldv?r and Abony-nzolnok.
The light AAA Rertl !which roved from Budapest to NomArom after the
activation of the units, appears to be a cadre unit, which may be directly
controlled by the Artillery Command of the Ministry of National liefense.
No battalion headqoarters as those found in the light AAA Regt 25X1
belong to Soviet AAA regiments. The number of eight batteries mentioned in
the report is twice the number of batteries of a Soviet AAA regiment. The
tactical organization of a battery into three sections each equipped with
three guns appears to serve training purposes. Normally, a light AAA battery
includes three two gun sections. If a battery is normally equipped with six
guns, the nuMber of men indicated in the present report (one officer and 35
nen) would be increased br about 24 men thus making a total of approximately
60 soldiersd Ithe authorized strength or a Soviet
light AAA battery is 68 men. The regimental headquarters includes about 20
officers and 100 Er and approximates tl-e size of the headquarters the 38th
AAA Div. . If the strenpth figures are correct, it
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missions not undertaken by a standard Akt regiment.
Other reports indicated that members Pf oiCer classes, subject to the draft
but originally deferred from induction, mere inducted for a short reried of
active service in 1950 and 1951.
Gun crews numbering one ITO and seven :T were mentioned in Soviet documents.
Southwest 7unoary, which ia the area beteeen the lake of Balaton, the Danube
and the Thciss Rivers, is preferred as a !anouver area. All inaneuvers proceed
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Col, Gen, ahAv Fr a,r4. Oefense
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