The 11th Infantry Brigade was a
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of the
Royal Hungarian Army
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that participated in the
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invasion of Yugoslavia
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during
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.
Invasion of Yugoslavia
The 11th Infantry Brigade, in particular, attacked
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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 (15 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)
*Brigadier General Kálmán Csiby (15 Nov 1942 - 1 June 1943)
*Brigadier General Dr. Béla Temesy (1 June 1943 - 10 Aug 1943)
Notes
References
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Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II
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