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3rd Hungarian Army
The Hungarian Third Army ( hu, 3. magyar hadsereg) was a field army in the Royal Hungarian Army that saw action during World War II. Commanders * Lieutenant General Elemér Gorondy-Novák from 1 March 1940 to 1 November 1941 * Lieutenant General Zoltán Decleva from 1 November 1941 to 1 December 1942 * Lieutenant General Lajos Csatay from 1 December 1942 to 12 June 1943 * Lieutenant General Károly Beregfy from 12 June 1943 to 15 May 1944 * ''The Hungarian Third Army was disbanded May 1944 and reformed September 1944'' * Colonel General József Vitéz Heszlényi from 19 September 1944 to 8 May 1945 Order of Battle - Yugoslavia - April 1941 On 5 April 1941, the Hungarian Third Army was mobilized for the invasion of Yugoslavia. The invasion began with the bombing of Belgrade and the crossing of the border by the Germans on 6 April. The Third Army faced the Yugoslavian First Army. By the time the Hungarians crossed the border and finally attacked, the Germans had been attacking Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Hungarian Army
The Royal Hungarian Army ( hu, Magyar Királyi Honvédség, german: Königlich Ungarische Armee) was the name given to the land forces of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary in the period from 1922 to 1945. Its name was inherited from the Royal Hungarian Honvéd which went under the same Hungarian title of ''Magyar Királyi Honvédség'' from 1867 to 1918. Initially restricted by the Treaty of Trianon to 35,000 men, the army was steadily upgraded during the 1930s and fought on the side of the Axis powers in the World War II, Second World War. History Background As a vanquished power in the First World War, Hungary had hardly grown at all in the immediate post-war years thanks to the territorial demands of its old and new neighbouring states, the Kingdom of Rumania, First Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Hungarian Red Army that was formed during the period of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in which man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 15th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. The 15th Infantry Brigade was redesignated 15th Light Division 17 February 1942. Organization ''April 1941'' 15th Infantry Brigade (Kiskunhalas): * 20. Infantry Regiment (Kiskunhalas): Brigadier General Alajos Lemberkovits I. Battalion (Kiskunhalas); II. Battalion (Kalocsa); III. Battalion (Baja) * 15. Field Artillery Division (Kiskunhalas): Lieutenant Colonel Tamas Szirmay Commanders 15th Infantry Brigade ( hu, 15. gyalogdosztály) * Brigadier General Lajos Veress (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Mar 1940) * Brigadier General Alajos Lemberkovits (1 Mar 1940 - 1 Aug 1941) * Colonel József Grassy (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942) 15th Light Division ( hu, 15. könnyűhadosztály) * Colonel József Grassy József Grassy (31 December 1894 – 5 November 1946) was a Hungarian military officer in the Royal Hungarian Army who, in the Second World War, comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Ukrainian Front
The 4th Ukrainian Front (Russian: Четвёртый Украинский фронт) was the name of two distinct Red Army strategic army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. The front was first formed on 20 October 1943, by renaming the Southern Front and was involved in the Lower Dnieper Strategic Offensive Operation, two battles of Kiev and the Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation. After the liberation of Crimea, the front was disbanded in May 1944. For the second time the 4th Ukrainian Front was created on 4 August 1944, by separating the left wing of the 1st Ukrainian Front. The front took part in the Carpathian Offensive simultaneously with the Battle of the Dukla Pass. Afterwards, the front was involved in the battles in East-, North- and Central Slovakia, as well as in the Moravian-Ostrava Offensive Operation on the Polish-Moravian borders and finally in the Prague Offensive which was the final battle of World War II in Europe. The actions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Ukrainian Front
The 2nd Ukrainian Front (2-й Украинский фронт), was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War. History On October 20, 1943 the Steppe Front was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front. During the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, 2nd Ukrainian Front, led by Army General Rodion Malinovsky, comprised: * 6th Guards Tank Army – Major General A.G. Kravchenko * 4th Guards Army – Ivan Galanin * 7th Guards Army – Lieutenant General M.S. Shumilov * 27th Army – Lieutenant General S.G. Trofimenko * 40th Army – Lieutenant General Filipp Zhmachenko * 52nd Army – Lieutenant General K.A. Koroteev * 53rd Army – Lieutenant General Ivan Managarov * 18th Tank Corps – Major General V.I. Polozkov * Cavalry-Mechanized Group Gorshkov – Major General Sergey Gorshkov **5th Guards Cavalry Corps ** 23rd Tank Corps – Lieutenant General Alexey Akhmanov On 1 January 1945, during the Siege of Budapest, the Front consisted of the * 7th Guards Army, * 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket
Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, Kamenetz-Podolsk / Kamenitz) is a city on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi. Formerly the administrative center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the city is now the administrative center of the Kamianets-Podilskyi district within the Khmelnytskyi province. It hosts the administration of Kamianets-Podilskyi urban hromada. Current population has been estimated as In 1919–1920, during the unfolding Ukrainian–Soviet War, the city officially served as the temporary capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic. Name The first part of the city's dual name originates from ' ( uk, камiнь) or ', meaning 'stone' in Old Slavic. The second part of its name relates to the historic region of Podolia ( uk, П ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 11th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. Invasion of Yugoslavia The 11th Infantry Brigade, in particular, attacked Baranya Baranya or Baranja may refer to: * Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia * Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary * Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary * Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ... and occupied it by 11 April, while the rest of the Third Army occupied Bacska by 14 April. Organisation Commanders 11th Infantry Brigade ( hu, 11. gyalogdosztály) *Brigadier General Kálmán Péchy (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Feb 1939) *Brigadier General János Dömötor (1 Feb 1939 - 1 Feb 1942) *Brigadier General Zoltán Álgya-Pap (1 Feb 1942 - 17 Feb 1942) 11th Light Division ( hu, 11. könnyűhadosztály) *Brigadier General Zoltán Álgya-Pap (17 Feb 1942 - 15 Oct 1942) *Brigadier General György Sziklay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 9th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Commanders * Brigadier General Jánas Székely (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1941) * Brigadier General Imre Széchy (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942) Notes References * Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II {{Hungary-mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Cavalry Brigade (Hungary)
The 2nd Cavalry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Organization Structure of the brigade: * Headquarters - under Brigadier General Antal Vattay * 4th Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion * 1st Cavalry Regiment * 2nd Cavalry Regiment * 15th Bicycle Battalion * 16th Bicycle Battalion * 4th Motorized Artillery Battalion * 4th Horse Artillery Battalion * 2nd Cavalry Artillery Battalion * 2nd Cavalry Anti-Aircraft Battery * 2nd Cavalry Engineer Company * 2nd Cavalry Bridging Engineer Company * 2nd Cavalry Signal Company * 2nd Cavalry Traffic Control Signal Company * 2nd Cavalry Brigade Service Regiment Notes References * Military units and form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 19th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. The 19th Infantry Brigade was formed in Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ... on January 23, 1939. The 19th Infantry Brigade was redesignated 19th Light Division 17 February 1942. Commanders 19th Infantry Brigade ( hu, 19. gyalogdosztály) * Brigadier General József Csatary (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1941) * Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942) 19th Light Division ( hu, 19. könnyűhadosztály) * Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (17 Feb 1942 - 1 May 1942) * Colonel László Deák (1 May 1942 - ? Aug 1942) * Colonel Ferenc Szász (? Aug 1942 - ? Sep 1942) * Brigadier General Aladár Asztalossy (1 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 14th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Organization ''April 1941'' 14th Infantry Brigade (Szeged): * 9. Infantry Regiment (Szeged): Colonel Laszlo Deak I. Battalion (Szeged); II. Battalion (Csongrád); III. Battalion (Hódmezővásárhely) * 14. Field Artillery Division (Szeged): Colonel Frederick Miklay The 14. Infantry Brigade redesignated 14. Light Division 17 February 1942. Commanders 14th Infantry Brigade ( hu, 14. gyalogdosztály) * Brigadier General Antal Silley (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1939) * Brigadier General Marcell Stomm (1 Aug 1939 - 17 Feb 1942) 14th Light Division ( hu, 14. könnyűhadosztály) * Brigadier Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V Corps (Hungary)
The V Corps was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army. History The V Corps participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II between 6–18 April 1941. It didn't participated in Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union, but served as part of the Hungarian occupation force in Yugoslavia. In March 1944, it was stationed along the Danube River, between the mouth of the Drava river and Titel.Leo W.G. NiehorsterThe Royal Hungarian Army 1920 - 1945, Volume I, Organization and History p. 104 When the Soviets approached the border with Hungary, the V Corps was added to the First Hungarian Army on 4 August 1944 and deployed against the Soviets until the end of the war.Leo W.G. NiehorsterThe Royal Hungarian Army 1920 - 1945, Volume I, Organization and History p. 209 Commanders *Major General Antal Silley (1 Aug 1939 - 1 Aug 1941) *Major General Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner Vitéz Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner (22 November 1890 – 5 November 1946) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
The 12th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Organisation Commanders 12th Infantry Brigade ( hu, 12. gyalogdosztály) *Brigadier General József Benke (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Feb 1940) *Brigadier General Kalmán Török (1 Feb 1940 - 1 Aug 1941) *Brigadier General Gábor Illésházy (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942) 12th Light Division ( hu, 12. könnyűhadosztály) *Brigadier General Gábor Illésházy (17 Feb 1942 - 8 Aug 1942) *Colonel Elemér Sáska (8 Aug 1942 - 23 Sep 1942) *Brigadier General Ulászlo Solymossy (1 Oct 1942 - 10 Aug 1943) 12th Reserve Division ( hu, 12. tartalék hadosztály) *Brigadier General Jénö Bor (10 Aug 1943 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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