DANUBE RIVER POLICE/MINISTRY OF HOME DEFENSE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000200750001-5
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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SUBJECT Danube River Police Ministry of ,Home Defense,
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Hungary
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Organization of the Danube River Police
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1. The Danube River Police or River Gue.td golyamorseil was organized after
the end of World War I and was composed mostly of former members of the
Atstra,-Hungarian Navy, and the Royal Marines. Its original 'function was
the supervision of all vessels, their passengers and cargo, transiting the
Danube River in HUngarian territory. After 1930, the River Police was
organized as a semi-military unit. The small patrol boats were replaced
with larger river gunboats, armed with eight centimeter guns, and mine
layer-Mine sweeper vessels. These vessels in the event of mar would mine
the river and seal it off at the Yugoslavian and. Austro-Czechoslovakian
-border. There were six gunboats, two mine layer-mine sweepers, and one
supply ship on the Danube Riverland one mine layer-mine sweeper and one
supply ship on the Tisza River.
2. Two battalions of the River Police were stationed on the Danube and one
on the Tisza River. Each battalion contained approximately 250 men and
each was equipped with two artillery pieces and had a radio communications
unit. Shore stations on the Danube were located at Budapest, remaron, and
Baja. Part of Battalion 1 was located at Budapest and part at.Baja. Bat-
talion 2 was located at KomarOn.
3. There was an underground mine-storage facility located at Dunafoldvar on
the Danube whose personnel numbered about 30-35 men. All other storage
facilities were at 'Budapest. Battalion 3 was stationed at Szeged on the
Tisza River. Headquarters of the River Guard was located in Budapest, it
was staffed with 30-35 officers.
The strength of the River Guard varied between 800 and 1,000
men.
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4. The River Guard was headed by the Paranenokffommandej. There were several
hectione.:under-lit each headed by an E18ado fieporteg Who was assisted
by one or two other people. These sections were: orlanization .5zerves4.7,
Personnel 'Szemelyszcti Medical Orvosg, Finance LHadbiztossaga, Ships
ja.jozas,f Armament egyverzet,.J, and Communications glradg. Each 118ado
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was responsible to the Commander for matters under his jurisdictior. There
was also a military judgegadbirg
5. Prior to 1938 or 1939 the Guard was In independent unit responsible to the
Ministry of Internal Affairs gelUgy Miniszteriug. The ranks and ratings
were similar to the Navy but were.not identical. After 1938 or 19-,9 the
River Guard was integrated into the Hungarian Army. Its name was changed
to the River Forces Command golyamisErok Parancsnoe and it was responsible
to the Ministry of Home Defense gonvedomi Miniszteriug. The orgeaizational
structure did not change o merely the subordination.
Organization and Terminology_bf the Hungarian Ministry of Home Defense
LHonvedomi Ministerits/939:42/
6. The Ministry of Home Defense was divided into the following sectior . Each
section was autonomous and responsible to the Minister of Home Defense.
(a)
Organization Section ffizerveszi Osztali7. This section has tvc sub-
sections, the Presidium lnoksee� the policy making group vhc 9.90
appointed military attaches and handled liaison matters betweer foreign
military attaches and the Hungarian Army; and the Mobilization Group
Pozgositasi Osstele which planned for the expansion of existing army
units and the creation of new units in wartime.
Material Section finyagi Osztal . This section ordered all equipment
and material used. by the army.
Personnel Section gzemelyszcti Osztale
Tlia_.intaralati..22ffikepzesiOsztali7
Infantry Section L5yalogsagi Osztale
Artillery Section guzersegi Oasts&
Communications Section garado 0ezta1i7
Engineering or Technical Section ffkazaki Osztali7 This sectica had
several sub-sections; ,
(1) Miss which built temporary pontoon bridges,
(2) Hidasz which built permanent bridges, and
(3) Vastutes which operated military trains and repaired war Smage
to the right-of-way. There were two other sub-sections one
which was responsible for tanks, trucks, automobiles and
miscellaneous vehicles the other was responsible for cneminal
warfare.
Cavalry Section 5ovassagi Osztale
Welfare Section goleti OsztalY7
Pension Section gYugdijazasi Osetsli7
Medical Section grvoei Osztale
(2) Legal Section gogugyi Osztaifl. This was the only section rtaffed -sith
civilian personnel. It was responsible for handling all sivil-milatasv
matters.
(n) Finance Section gadbiztossagi Osstall7
(0) Military Justice Section gadbirci Osztale
(p) Air Forces Command gegi Er8k Pasascsnoksag7
(q) River Forces Command ffi,,,yami Erok Parancsnoksag7
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