LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, VEHICULAR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY OF THE 7TH MECHANIZED DIVISION/LOCATION OF MAIN ARMORED VEHICLE SUPPLY AND REPAIR DEPOT OF BUDAPEST/MAIN WHEELED-VEHICLE SUPPLY AND REPAIR CENTER (MATYASFOLD) IN BUDAPEST

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• Publication Date: April 4, 1957
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.SUBJECT
Location, Organization, Equipment,Vehicular
Maintenance and Supply of the 7th Mechanized
Division/Location of Main Armored Vehicle Supply
and Repair Depot of Budapest/?tin Wheeled-Vehicle
Supply and Repair Center (Matyasfold) in
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(This report is the result of a joint collection effort by the Air Force,
the Navy, the Army and CIA, and is disseminated in accordance with the pro-
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The 7th Mechanized Division consisted of five Regiments and one Reconnaissance
Battalion. Tae location of the Division elements and the type of equipment
each is as follows:
UNIT LOCATION TYPE EQUIPMENT
A) Division Headquarters , EZTERGOM PF 6417
E1813449 )
T 34/85 tanks
) SU-122 guns
or 6481 T 34/85 tanks
122mm guns
152 mm gun Hoy
E18?49?) (Same as 3 above)
E17?529 T 34/85 tanks
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Artillery(field
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(List Mei (,-Long
1)Recon Battalion . GYONGYOS PF (?)
2)Self -propelled Regt TATA PF 9955
(Lot N47'34? -LongE18?25T
3)Medium Tank Rest ESVBCRCOMPF 6781
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4) Medium Tank Rest PILISCSABA PF (?)
(tat N47?37? -Long
5)Tan1c Tufty &Arty Regt 'ASZOD PF (?)
(List N47056? -Long
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6)Arty & Infty Regt POLGARDI PF (?)
(tat N47?03? -LongE18?181)
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3. The Indepe dent Automotive and Armor Repair Branch consisted of one Trans-
portation Company, one Tank Repair Company, one Vehicle Repair Company and
a small Battalion Supply section. The wheeled-vehicle repair company con-
sisted of three officers and about 56 enlisted men. They were organized
into brigades as follows'
BRIGADE NO.
ACLINITY
NO. OF MEN
1
General Repair
4
2
General Repair
4
3
General Repair
4
4
General Repair
3
5
Disassembly
3
6
Electrical Repair
2 EM 1 Civilian
7
Machine Shop
4 EM 1 Civilian
8
Battery Shop
2
9
Motorcycle Shop
2
10
Carburetny Repair
1
Engine Rebuild
4
12
Carpenter Shop
2
13
-Body Repair
4
14
Paint Shop
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4. The major equipment in the wheeled-vehicle repair company consists of the
following:
ITEM - NUMBER
B-5 Shop Van Trunk redline shop)
B-5 Shop Van Trunk carpenter shop)
B-5 Shop Van Trunk (Blacksmith Shop
ZIS (t) Water and Oil Heater Trucks
Csepel 350, 3000 liter, cgs and diesel tankers
Csepel 350, Van trunk (repair Shop)
Type A/ vIlathes
Type B v/generators
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5. The B-5 Shop Van Maintenance Truck, 4 x 2, is manufactured:by Csepel.
Characteristics and data are as follows:
Weight: 1045 ton
length: about 12m. As Imago US semi-trailer
Height: 320 on
Max. Speed: 6o km on speedometer. Will go 70-75 km's
Fuel Consumption: 100 kin per 35-40 liters
Fuel Tank Capacity: 180 liters
Type Engine: 6 cylinder, diesel, Wine, water coaled
(MAVAGr B-5) stepped on the left side of
the block
Bore: 105 mm
Stroke
Horse Power
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Type transmission: Synehremeah, 5 speeds forward, 1 reserve.
Type fuel pump. ; BOSCH madean-Germany
Type starter: BOSCH 211 volt electric
Type generator: BOSCH 211-,volt
Type brakes: Air
6. zis M-(?), Teuck 6 x 2, Watezeand Oil Heater. This truck is used to heat
water and oil for winter operations, There are two tanks and abutter
mounted on a 6 X 2 ZIS trunk,
elements located in the rear of the trunk.
The heater has two burner
there is an arrangement
of tubes that go-through the storage tanks into an eehaest compartment.
This heater is vete effective in heating oil to about 6o degrees Centigrade
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7. CSEPEL 350, 4 x 2, Van Teuck, (Repair Shop). The Csepel 350 is very much
like the Anstxian STEYR vehicle. It is about the same length, height and
width as the American GMC. There were two types of tool set loads carried
In these trucks. They were called Type "A" end Type *B". All of the truck
loads were not arranged the same, however, they had about the same type of
workbenches and tools. The entire body of this truck is made of Duraluminum.
Some parts of this vehicle are manufactured, by MAVAG-LANG. The vehicle is
assembled by CSEPEL. The vehicle is not very well liked by personnel who
are reqpired to UBS it because it is not very dependable. Although the parts
made in foreign countries are usually quite dependable, those made in Hungary
are very poor. The engine, for example is very good 'whereas the axles and
driveshafte often break since the steel used is too herd or too soft. The
following is some of the data on this vehicle:
Engins: 4 cyl? gasoline, Inlinn, 90 HP. Howe: 85 mm
Transmission: 5 speeds forward, 1 speed revolve
Maximum Speed: 100 km per hour
Humber of driving wheels: 4
Type of brakes: Hydraulic
Feel consumption: 100 km per 32 liters of gas
Gas tank capacity: 120 liter
8. CSEPEL 350, truck, 4 x 2, diesel and gas tankers. The company had two of
these vehicles which were used to carry fuel for the company vehicles. This
truck had a 3000 liter tank mounted on a Csepel 350 truck. Each tank was
separated into three sections.
9. Maintenance and supply system in the Mechanized Regiment. The entire maine
tenance and supply support for a Mechanized Regiment consists of one
Organic Tank and Ube-elect-Vehicle Repair Company and a small regimental sup-
ply section. This unit performs minor repairs and "the replacement of minor
parts. If experienced mechanics are avallable in the Company they are allowed
to perform replacement of major assemblies. There are no mechanics or sappier
personnel below regimental. level. The drivers are reqeired to perform greas-
ing, cleaning, and minor adjustments. If a vehicle needs repairs, the driver
must get his Senior Sergeant to thank the vehicle. If he decides that the
vehicle cannot be fixed by the driver, he is snowed to regent the ocepagy
motor officer to revest permission ironbattalion to send the vehicle S.
the repair company, If the battalion motor officer decides that the request
is valid, he forwards it to the Technical Control Staff at Regiment.
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If this Staff decides that the vehicle cannot be repaired at the regimental
level, the request is forwarded to the Technical Control Staff at Division.
If this Staff, in turn, decides not to repair the vehicle at this level,
they forward the request to the Any Depot. Normally it takes more than a
month to get approval train the Army Depot Repair Center. If the request
is hand carried and handled under epecial circumstances the approval can be
obtained in two weeks.
10. There is no supply of parts belowsegimental level. Only minor assemblies
and expendable, fast-moving supplies are stocked at this level. Regimental
Supply draws its supplies from the Division supply section. This section
stocks everything necessary to rebuild a complete vehicle. The Division
Supply Section also supports the Independent Division Maintenance Battalion
Supply Section. This Section is allowed to stock the same parts as those
stocked by the Division Supply, although in smeller quantities, i e, two
engines per type vehicle, the transmissions, four starters, etc.
U. The supply of spare parts was never adequate in any of the supply sections.
It usually took from one to three months to get supplies if they were not
available at the Division Supply Section. If they were available there,
they could be obtained in a week. Most of the time they were not available.
12. the Auto-
motive Repair Company of the Independent sepair sattasion. ts company
usually was working on about seven vehicles at a time. Normally there were
about four or five vehicles always waiting for parts. Some would wait for
as long as six months, others as long as a year. Normal waiting time was
about one to three months. Just before me:mantra there would normally be
About 120 vehicles waiting to eater the Shop because everyone wanted to get
their vehicles fixed before the maneuvers. Normally, however, there were
only about three or four awaiting shop. Most vehicles in the hands of the
units were stored except during maneuvers. They were not allowed to use
them because they had to be saved for maneuvers and mobilization. Usually
those people who had friends in the supply sections and the staffs would
get their vehicles fixed first. It was not uncommon to take parts off of
a junior officers vehicle and put then on a senior officer's.
13. Most of the mechanics in the Army are poorly trained. They are picked for
the job because they supposedly had experience on farms. In our battalion
there were only five good mechanics These men were usually made Chiefs
of brigades and they usually had three or four peasants working for them.
None of thsso-cailedcbiefs (officers) arc =clan:Amor know anything'
about vehicles. The only training for untrained mechanics was in the in-
dividual brigades working on the vehicles with an experienced Chief. The
company usually finished about 10 major repairs per month. The quality
of the repairs was very poor because of the leek of parts. Many times we
were happy if the vehicles would get as far as the gate before they broke
down again. In the winter the shops were too cold to work in and in the
summer there was so much work that we were glad to get rid of the vehicles.
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The supply system in the Hungarian Army is too involved and has too much
paper work. There was always a lack of spare parts and tools. We were
always required to submit requests for supplies one week in advance. Sup-
plies were requested and picked up twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Good buddies and the staff always received first consideration; all the
rest had to wait. Many times the parts received were the wrong parts and
had to be returned and re-requisitioned. The supplies were normally
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16. Main Armored Vehicle Supply and Repair Center (CSANGO) in Budapest. This
center is located on CSANGO Ut in Budapest. The place is always referred to
as CSANGO because of its location.
17.
MAIN Wheeled-Vehicle Supply and Repair Center (MATYASFOLD) in Budapest.
This center is located in the MATYASFOLD area of Budapest near a large, mil-
itary airport.
This repair center did an or the major re-
building or mnitary venicses. Almost all of the workers were civilian with
military supervisors.
a
lane area with thousands of vehicles.
there were some of every type of wheeled vehicle. There
were several anti-aircraft positions in the vicinity of the area.
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classified "CONFIDENTIAL", are the following
charts, sketches and diagrams:
1. Organization Chart of the 7th Mechanized Division
Maintenance and Supply of Vehicles.
2. Organization Chart of an Badepenrient Automotive and
Armor Repair Battalion,
3, B-5 Shop Van Maintenance Truck, 4 x 2 (Hungarian)
4. Blacksmith Truck and Carpenter Triadic
5. Truck, 6 x 2, ZIS (t) Oil and Water Heater
6. Csepel 350, 4 x 2 Shop Van Truck
7. Floor plans of Shop Van
8. Csepel 3502 6 x 2 Gasoline and Diesel Tanker
9. Budapest overlay Showing location of CSANGO Armored Vehicle
Supply and Repair Depot
10. Layout of Main Wheeled-Vehicle Supply and Repair
Center (MATYASFOLD)
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