The 15th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]
| 15th Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Hungarian: 15. gyalogdosztály | |
| Active | 1939–43 |
| Disbanded | August 1943 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Branch | Royal Hungarian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | V Corps |
The 15th Infantry Brigade was redesignated 15th Light Division 17 February 1942.[2]
Organization
editApril 1941[3]
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
edit15th Infantry Brigade (Hungarian: 15. gyalogdosztály)[2]
- 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 (Hungarian: 15. könnyűhadosztály)[4]
- Colonel József Grassy (17 Feb 1942 - 1 Apr 1942)
- Major General Pál Platthy (1 Apr 1942 - 1 Aug 1943)
- Brigadier General József Vasváry (1 Aug 1943 - 10 Aug 1943)
Notes
edit- ^ Niehorster 2013.
- ^ a b "15. Infantry Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "A Magyar Királyi Honvédség hadrendje 1941. április elején | Magyarok a II. világháborúban | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "15. Light Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
References
edit- Niehorster (2013). "Balkan Operations Orders of Battle 5th April 1941". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.