The 12th 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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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 - 5 Apr 1944)
*Brigadier General Dézö Pötze (5 Apr 1944 - ? May 1944)
*Brigadier General Béla Németh (? May 1944 - 28 Sep 1944)
*Colonel Jenö Tömöry (29 Sep 1944 - 23 Oct 1944)
12th Infantry Division ( hu, 12. gyalogdosztály)
*Colonel Jenö Tömöry (23 Oct 1944 - 26 Oct 1944)
*Brigadier General Ference Mikófalvy (26 Oct 1944 - 6 Dec 1944)
*Brigadier General István Baumann (6 Dec 1944 - 12 Feb 1945)
Notes
References
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Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II
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