LOCATION AND ORGANIZATION OF HUNGARIAN ARMY UNITS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [(aa ,7
This Document ccIA'3 in oiina Affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reprodudtion of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Location and Organization of
Hungarian Army Units
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REPORT
1 July 195+
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(POR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. Artillery Division at Szeged,
a. The artillery division at Szeged
It is located in the Tancsics M
Szeged.
was set up in the spring of 1953. 25X1
ery barracks on Bartdk Street in
b. The division has the following regiments;
1.) Motorized Artillery Regimen is stationed in the same barracks
mentioned above. After the 1953 maneuvers, the regiment was reorganized
and now it has only two groups:
(a)?1 Artillery Group, consisting of three batteries, each armed with
four 122-nzn. guns;
(b) 2 Artillery Group, consisting of three batteries, each armed with
four 152-E. guns;
(c) The regiment also has the following vehicles;
12 track-laying tractors (trattori cingolati) of the DT-113 type
15 weapon carriers
6 GAZ-51 trucks
8 Csepel-Diesel trucks
1 tank truck
1 mobile shop
2.) Field Artillery Regiment is stationed in Veszprem in the Jutas 25X1
Barracks. Organization and armament of the regiment is as follows:
(a) 1 Group; three batteries, each armed with four 76.2-ma, field guns;
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(b) 2 Group; as above;
(c) 3 Grou ? three batteries, each armed with four 152. howitzers.
(d) The motorized equipment of the regiment consists of:
12 GMC prime movers
15 weapon carriers
14 track-laying tractors (sic), DT 413
12 Ceepel-Diesel trucks
1 mobile shop
1 tank truck
2 automobiles
3 jeeps
1 ambulance
10 motorcycles
3.) Heavy Mortar Regiment is located in the new barracks at Hod-
mezvas ^hely. The organization and armament of the regiment is as follows:
(a) 1 Group: armed with twelve 82-ni. pieces
(b) 2 Grout; armed with twelve 120-mn. mortars
(c) 3 Grou ; same with twelve 120-m. mortars.
(d) The motorized equipment of the regiment consists of:
24 weapon carriers
15 GAZ-51 trucks
12 Csepel-Diesel trucks
5 jeeps
1 mobile shop
1 ambulance 25X1
1 tank truck
8 motorcycles
2. Mortar Regiment,
It was organized in Papa in 1949. From Papa it was transferred to Veszp m and
then to Kom,rom. It is subordinate to the 9 Infantry Division of Veszprem. The
headquarters anq - he various units of the regiment are stationed as of January
1954 in the Ujtuzer barracks of Komarom. The regiment is made up of the two
groups, each consisting of three batteries; each battery is armed with four
120-mm. pieces. The motorized equipment of the regiment is made up of the following:
12 GMC prime movers
15 weapon carriers
8 Csepel-Diesel trucks
4 jeeps
1 mobile shop
1 tank truck
2 motorcycles
3. Artillery Regiment,
a. It was se up in the spring of 1953 and belongs to the 9 Infantry Division
of Veszprem. The headquarters of the regiment, together with the 1 and 2
Groups, is located in Erring (Y5D97), while the 3 Group is stationed in
Lepsgrr (Y5 D97).
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b. Organization and armament of the groups:
1 Grow ; three batteries, each armed with four Model 50 guns of 76.23;m.
caliber.
2 and 3 Grouts; with three batteries each; each battery is armed with four
122-m. guns.
4. In Balatonfured (Y5D66) there is a mortar regiment.
5. Artillery Regiment, of Veszprean, originally belonged to the 9 Infantry
Division of Veszpr&n..
Headgiiarters of the 5 Infantry Division, formerly located in Kaposvar, has
been transferred to Nagykanizsa.
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