The 1st Motorised Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]
Organization
editStructure of the brigade:[2]
- Headquarters
- 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 9th Bicycle Infantry Battalion
- 10th Bicycle Infantry Regiment
- 1st Motorized Artillery Battalion
- 1st Motorized Anti-Aircraft Battery
- 1st Motorized Engineer Company
- 1st Motorized Bridging Engineer Company
- 1st Motorized Signal Company
- 1st Motorized Traffic Control Signal Company
- 1st Motorized Brigade Service Regiment
Commanders
edit- Brigade General Ödön Zay (1 Oct 1938 — 1 Mar 1940)
- Brigade General Jenö Major (1 Mar 1940 — 1 Nov 1941)
- Brigade General Gyözö Ankai-Anesini (1 Nov 1941 — 1 May 1942)
- Colonel Elemér Sáska (1 May 1942 — ? June 1942)[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 14.
- ^ "1941 Motorized Brigade, Hungarian Army". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "1. Motorized Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
References
edit- Thomas, Nigel; Szabo, Laszlo (2008). The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-324-7.