13th_Infantry_Brigade_(Hungary)

13th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)

13th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)

Military unit

The 13th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]

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Organization

Structure of the division:[2]

  • Headquarters
  • 7th Infantry Regiment
  • 37th Infantry Regiment
  • 13th Artillery Regiment
  • 13th Independent Cavalry Squadron
  • 13th Anti-Aircraft Battery
  • 13th Signal Company
  • 13th Service Regiment
  • Attached Mining Section

Commanders

13th Infantry Brigade (Hungarian: 13. gyaloghadosztály)[3]

  • Brigadier General Gyula Nagy (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Mar 1940)
  • Brigadier General Pál Platthy (1 Mar 1940 - 17 Feb 1942)

13th Light Division (Hungarian: 13. könnyűhadosztály)[4]

  • Brigadier General Pál Platthy (17 Feb 1942 - 1 Apr 1942)
  • Brigadier General József Grassy (1 Apr 1942 - 15 Nov 1942)
  • Brigadier General László Hollósy-Kuthy (15 Nov 1942 - 1 Feb 1943)
  • None (1 Feb 1943 - 15 May 1943)
  • Brigadier General Frigyes Vasváry (15 May 1943 - 10 Aug 1943)

13th Infantry Division (Hungarian: 13. gyalogdosztály)[5]

  • Brigadier General Károly Ungár (10 Aug 1943 - ? Mar 1944)
  • Colonel János Markóczy (30 Mar 1944 - 1 Apr 1944)
  • Brigadier General Dr. Gygula Hankovszky (1 Apr 1944 - 16 Oct 1944)
  • Brigadier General Jénö Sövényházi-Herdiczky (16 Oct 1944 - 20 Dec 1944)
  • Colonel Sándor Vályi (20 Dec 1944 - 27 Nov 1944)

Notes

  1. [1]
    Niehorster 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1941 Infantry Brigade, Hungarian Army". niehorster.org. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "13. Infantry Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    "13. Light Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. [5]
    "13. Infantry Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

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