The V Corps was a
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of the
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 in the period from 1922 to 1945. Its name was inherited from the Royal Hungarian Hon ...
.
History
The V Corps participated in the
Axis
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invasion of Yugoslavia
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during
World War II
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between 6–18 April 1941.
It didn't participated in
Operation Barbarossa
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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
river and
Titel
Titel ( sr-Cyrl, Тител, hu, Titel) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,247, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 15, ...
.
[Leo W.G. Niehorster]
The 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. Niehorster]
The 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 a Hungarians, Hungarian military officer who had a significant role in the Novi Sad massacre during the Second World War.
Military career
After training at the artil ...
(1 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1942)
*Major General Frigyes Gyimessy (20 Aug 1942 - 1 Aug 1943)
*Major General Pál Platthy (1 Aug 1943 - 1 May 1944)
*Major General Zoltán Algya-Pap (1 Sep 1944 - 15 Nov 1944)
*Major General Miklós Nagyöszy (15 Nov 1944 - 17 Dec 1944)
*Major General
Mihály Ibrányi (17 Dec 1944 - 1 Mar 1945)
*Major General József Vasváry (1 Mar 1945 - May 1945)
Notes
References
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Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II
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