HUNGARIAN ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
T O . REPORT CD NO..
COil INTRY Hungary
SUBJECT ;lunga.an order of Battle Infoxtion
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In the barracks on Desk Street and in the Festetics Castle in Fo Street in
Keszt hely, there are about 500 infantrymen of the Hungarian Army, when have
been there since the beginning of .,may 1950 L, They are given daily instruc-
ticn on the field which was fora rly used by the Tank Officers' School. The
infantrymen are armed with rifles, pistols,, and machine gtans0 The Tank
School no longer .f uncti ons a
2, The cla:;s of 1928 began its military service at the beginning of Lay 1950.
The call-up of the remainder of the class of 1927 and of the entire class of
1929 is being prepared.
3, At Llarcal.i a four-story barracks, suitable for an infantry battalion, is
under construction and will soon be finished.
4. The 3 13a ttalion of the Plarkanizsa Fusiliers Regiment is stationed at
Zalaegerszeg with a total complement of approximately 1,800 men, There is
t:tl a a battalion of frontier troops numbering over 500 men.
5. Near the town of aztergom there is a rocky mountain, the aator-Ilegy,
where caves were recently being dug, apparently to serve as dumps. Near
this site a new barracks has been built to replace the one destroyed by
bombs in the last year of the war. A railroad is now under construction
from ::aztergc u to the barracks o The barracks servos as a stcrage damp for
tank chains, large rubber tires, various repair machines for v rksianps, heavy
cases of spare parts, etc
6,, he battalion of the Fusiliers i11,egirnont of :.akykard.zsa, formerly stationed
at iJagrataci, has been transferred to 1.arcai and is quartered in now bar--
racks d The Frontier Battalion Corunand has been transferred to Na *-atad to-
gether with an Instruction Company with a complement of some 500 =n, more
than half of whom are recruits from Iagykanizsa,
72 xlun Arian troops of every branch are locatec in the group of barracks in
:- redeves Street in ltaposvar0 These Include a battalion of the Assault
egi. nt "Kiss Janos n and groups of the 7 Infantry Division. At
Hotel Thrul in the same town there is a - .i.ssian ccmma1d with a complacent
of 26 officers, including three colonelsa0 There are no Russian troops.
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. In the large barracks east of the railroad station at Llskolc, there are
groups of ;tungarian mechanized artillery troops, a part of the 8 Infantry
:)ivision a
9, The 3 Frortier 3attallon is stationed in the barracks of the old castle at 50X1-HUM
Kr3szeg. Commanding officer of the
battalion is ': a'or Q,' a Domonkos of the AVO (Hungarian security Poliace a
50X1-HUM
Second in command i s or
Tas In charge
of t e arras cs xs .. Major oesa flat-a
tabor adjutant is .,arrant Officer Jens! Lasz o
?iattalion doctor is Lieutenant Janos Pasztya Special agendrsare Captain
rxyora fi, cor.4^manding, Lieutenant Pa) Ligetvari, 'JarraYmt Ofi .cer Janos Kocsis,
and :,arrant Officer Caved: Commanding officer of the Instruction Company
of 3 Battalion is Lieutenant Jams Pap, a career officer, fo rraerly in com-
mand of a group at Peresznyeo Second in command is Second Lieutenant Zoltan
Vargas ;';arrant Officer Jena A'goston is also in thin group, though his
position is unknown. In command of the radio section is >,arrant Officer
Szabo. On 2 l Lay 1950 about 300 recruits joined this Instruction Company.
The company I a instruction field i s in the zone of Fount Gubahegy,. viiiere
there is an anti-aircraft detachment with one anti-aircraft gun. The
observation post is on the peak of the jubahegy, with the anti-aircraft gun
located in the woods to the right, about 250 yw ds from the roads This is a
permanent observation post, looking towards Austria.. On parades the In-
struction Company assmuaos a battalion formation incorporating four compani.ees0
The first coma any has four rows of ri n , the first roil carrying Russian
as ,oanati n. duns on their shoulders, and the other rows carrying automatic
pistols and rifles e The second company has four rovrs, half of :whom carry
automatic pistols and half carry rifles,. They also have three rriachineguns
which are carried on horse-drawn wagons. The third. company has four rotas
which carry the same t', pe of arms as the first two companies,, plus three
trench mortars. The fourth company has four rows, with arm similar to the
other corampanie s, plus three anti-tank guns mounted on wheels with rubber
tires and each pulled by two horses,,
i0s, The co.,mmumd post of the Frontier 'Iuard Coma atm., at Ceo re.. is located in the
ltottermann Castle and numbers 20 man. The Und 50X1-HUM
detachment is located in a private house in the center of the tovm and has
60 .perm The Zsira deta.chae mt is located in the Apel Castle and has 70 men.
The Pereszny,* detachment is comuz rtued by Second ,ieutc cant LajtU and has
`sp`a men. The Olrmod detachr:mont has 70 men,
1L The Frontier G~auard. Commrarri at Szombathely is located at 12 `Ibokoly Inure
3trect Conrxindinl; officer of this corgi a.ny is 50X1-HUM
Lieutenant Arpad Huszaice Other officers are Second Li.eutaant Lajos Szabo,,
Second Lieutenant Cif,lAcl;i :.arr?_ant officer %,ula Audra,ssi, : ai scr (rank unkno to) a The comple..x; nt is 30 we no
`bey have three autovchicles, one ar;:iored vehicle, two saddle horses, and
tan bicycles. The lozsok detachment is under the corimand of Jozsof Joo,a
Cormramist, and comprises 70 men. The Kisriarda detachuaant has 65 r ien, The
Porrioapati detachment is under the comi:iand of 'atyas Cyarfas, a ,Tarrant
Officer of the AVOO There is also a detachment at Szcntpeterfa, about which
no in.fcr uiation is available,
12Guard Company at Korn nd is under the command
)rogi, a f orrme r career mixer, -,re "political" officer is 50X1-HUM
T,.ieutei nt mtula,. The Felsdrtlndk detachment is under the coma: and of Joz ;sf
,rrant Officer of the AVO, and has 66 n n0 The Pinkamindszent
detachment has 56 men stationed in the Iloel restaurant? The i omesmaedves
detachment has 11 men? The Fe1s#szolnok detachment controls a zcne which on
15 '"gay 1950 was divided into to parts, one for the zorta approaching the
lien.?.strian frontier rnd the other for the zone Ppprcaching the Yug;orlav frontier.
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A now detachnont numbering 65 men coming from the I,ormend Company was set
t at Felso"szo.a.nok on 1 ay 1950 on a largo farm on the Janoshe?Sr to take over
the service in the zone approaching the Austrian fro ntier o The old Fels szal-
nok detachment has bedome the first detachment of the Oriszentpeter Frontier
~;.,aard Company and comes under the Zalaegcrszeg Frontier }Battalion. Coma
rx ending officer of the Oriszentpeter Frontier Company is Captain Ka]i a.n
Olah,, Commanding officer of the Fols8azo?nok detachment for the zone approach-
ing the Yugoslav frontier is Sandor Ladarasz a iz arrant Officer of the AVOQ
T}Lis detachment has a complement of 66 mien, Recruits
totaling 560 men joined the Zalaegerszeg Frontier Battalion between --5 P.Iay 50X1-HUM
199D. There is a section of the Political. Police at izombathe]y under the
o mmand of Lieutenant Drerariel, who is assisted by -.arrant Officer Janos Voros,
and Lajos T.`ucs This section has at its disposal four automobiles, includ-
ing one jeep. 50X1-HUM
26 headquarters of the 1 Hungarian Armored Division is at Budapest. The Division
contains:
a, The 1 Tank 3egi.ment with its heady carters at Kenyermezi is made up
of two groups of two companies each . each company has 22 T-34 tanks
plus three tanks in reserve, the total number for the regiment
being 88 tanks plus 12 in reserve;
b. The I l :otorized Battalion is located at Esztergorn and has four motor-
transported copanies, each with a c-mplement of 150 men and the fol-
lorraing ar,natxe nt
(1)
5 T-34 tank;
(2)
l20 rifles;
(3)
12 light machine guns;
(4)
3 machine guns;
(5)
3 trench mortars
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(6)
3 anti-tank nuns
C. The 2 Tank Regimen=t is at Orkenyo Its composition and armament are
identical to those of the 1 Tank 'e;imont;
d? The 2 rlotor transported Battalion is at Retsagm Its composition
e.,
and armament are identical to those of the 2 Eotor-transported Batt-
talion;
The organic groups of the Armored Division are as follows:
(1)
Teconnaissance group:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1 armored car company v&th 30 armored cars located
at leszod;
1 motorcycle battalion at Budapest;
1 motorized cor:.m unic ations battalion at Budapest;
1 motorized engineering battalion at Budapest?
(2)
Artillery;
(a)
(b)
1 mechanized. artillery group at Budapest;
2 anti-tank gun groups at Hajmasker.
(3)
Anti-aircraft art t llery
I mechanized anti-aircraft artillery group at Budapest,
14. Headouarter a of the 8 Infantry division is located at I.1sk_olc, Its organi.za-
t4Lon is as follows.-
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ac The Assault )ie,,' ::e:tt "Beresenyi `.'iklos" consistii.g of:
(1) The l ^attalion at Satora1 ja'-U ji t ly;
(2) Thi 2 :3att lilon with :.staff detachments at :'iskolcr
(3) The 3 9attalion at Saresik,.tak4
b. The :Fusiliers Regiment at or consisting of:
(1) He.c3r;uarters and Staff at _~::;ers
(2) The I Battalion at cyoni yos;
(3) The 2 flattalioli 4rith organic :staff detaciir~ients at :-er;
(4) The 3 Battalion at Sal r;otar jan,.
co The horse-drawn artillor.:- group at yo"n,, 8s and .t ' isko1c,,
(The r echanized artillery group Las not yet been organized);
d0 A reconnaissance group at Miskolc consisting of one cavaixy squaaron,
is far from complete and will probably not be commlete even at the cad of
l950. The horse-drawn assistance companies, the motorized a:3o3,:ataee cor,,-x r3IL::.>,
the motorized corm mications battalions ana corzent ":nd re
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Sopron
Sopron
Szombathely
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:;zorabathe :~y
Infantry
-i _neers
Cavalry
aviation
infan try
.viition field
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Infantry
infantry
,irti_lle ry
Cavalry
Con ,,unications
t"otorized artillery
1 battalion
1 motorized battalion
3 oam, ai.ies
.1. group
2 iczf aratry battalions
t c avalr;y cc=mp iry;
:. gorse-drat:,a train
group
1 artilliry group;
1_ m ti -aircl aI t group;
I motorized .,coup
1 motorized train. group
1 coni unicgt,ions bat-
talion
1 aviation group
1 aviation L.roup
I battalion
2 battalions;
,eneral Staff
group
l regimen
1 battalion
I motorized artil-
lery group
1 battalion
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`f'olna
Vac
Varpalota
,~alaegcrszeg
Inf on try
41VIL, tior: field
Lng.-ineors
Inf antry
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Infantry
Infantry instruction field
Infantry
Infantry
f al:F ~tjl U.S. OF ICI ;?,LS fra_Y
I battalion;
i Frontier lard
wrap. ?r
2 ;soups
1 battalion
I battalion
:1 horse 'avin croup
1 cyclist battalion
3 battalions
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