11th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) explained

Unit Name:	11th Infantry Brigade
Dates:	1940–43
Branch:	Royal Hungarian Army
Type:	Infantry
Command Structure:	IV Corps
Disbanded:	10 August 1943
Native Name:	Hungarian: 11. könnyű hadosztály
Size:	Brigade

The 11th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.

Invasion of Yugoslavia

The 11th Infantry Brigade, in particular, attacked Baranya and occupied it by 11 April, while the rest of the Third Army occupied Bacska by 14 April.

Organisation

11th Infantry Brigade1 March 1940 to 16 February 1942	11th Light Division17 February 1942 to 10 August 1943
8th Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment
11th Artillery Regiment

Commanders

11th Infantry Brigade (Hungarian: '''11. gyalogdosztály''')^[1]

• Brigadier General Kálmán Péchy (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Feb 1939)
• Brigadier General János Dömötor (1 Feb 1939 - 1 Feb 1942)
• Brigadier General Zoltán Álgya-Pap (1 Feb 1942 - 17 Feb 1942)

11th Light Division (Hungarian: '''11. könnyűhadosztály''')^[2]

• Brigadier General Zoltán Álgya-Pap (17 Feb 1942 - 15 Oct 1942)
• Brigadier General György Sziklay (15 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)
• Brigadier General Kálmán Csiby (15 Nov 1942 - 1 June 1943)
• Brigadier General Dr. Béla Temesy (1 June 1943 - 10 Aug 1943)

References

• Book: Thomas . Nigel . Szabo . Laszlo . The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II . 2008 . Osprey Publishing . Oxford, United Kingdom . 978-1-84603-324-7 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 11. Infantry Brigade (Hungary) . 2022-10-31 . www.axishistory.com.
2. Web site: 11. Light Division (Hungary) . 2022-10-31 . www.axishistory.com.