19th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) explained

Unit Name:	19th Infantry Brigade
Dates:	1939–44
Branch:	Royal Hungarian Army
Type:	Infantry
Command Structure:	VII Corps
Disbanded:	August 1944
Native Name:	hu|19. gyalogdosztály

The 19th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.

The 19th Infantry Brigade was formed in Miskolc on January 23, 1939.^[1]

The 19th Infantry Brigade was redesignated 19th Light Division 17 February 1942.

Commanders

19th Infantry Brigade (hu|'''19. gyalogdosztály''')

• Brigadier General József Csatary (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1941)
• Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942)

19th Light Division (hu|'''19. könnyűhadosztály''')^[2]

• Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (17 Feb 1942 - 1 May 1942)
• Colonel László Deák (1 May 1942 - ? Aug 1942)
• Colonel Ferenc Szász (? Aug 1942 - ? Sep 1942)
• Brigadier General Aladár Asztalossy (1 Oct 1942 - 1 June 1943)

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

1. Web site: 19. Infantry Brigade (Hungary) . 2022-11-07 . www.axishistory.com.
2. Web site: 19. Light Division (Hungary) . 2022-11-07 . www.axishistory.com.