13th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) explained
The 13th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.
Organization
Structure of the division:[1]
- 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''')[2]
- 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''')[3]
- 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''')[4]
- 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)
References
- Web site: Balkan Operations Orders of Battle 5th April 1941 . 24 April 2014 . Dr. Leo Niehorster . 2013 . Niehorster . Dr. Leo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424064037/http://www.ordersofbattle.darkscape.net/site/ww2/drleo/500_eto/_41-04_balkans.htm . 24 April 2014 .
Notes and References
- Web site: 1941 Infantry Brigade, Hungarian Army. niehorster.org. 2019-01-22.
- Web site: 13. Infantry Brigade (Hungary) . 2022-11-02 . www.axishistory.com.
- Web site: 13. Light Division (Hungary) . 2022-11-02 . www.axishistory.com.
- Web site: 13. Infantry Division (Hungary) . 2022-11-02 . www.axishistory.com.
