HUNGARIAN TROOPS AT MISKOLCZ

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
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Etngarian Troops at Miskolcz
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The headquarters of the Spa- Artillery Division are located, in the former
drirus ca` when on the march. A two-wheeled trailer with ammunition
is towed, behind each truck. When moving in column each projector is
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f ollamred by a track with the crew, and another, with equipment
annunition, etc. A column of 12 projectors was counted.
In the Lovassagi barracks, next to the Vasa>rter, northeast of the Gomaori
railway- station., there is a hussar squadron with equip nt . for 70 to 80
m6 :; a motorized howitzer battery with 105 m a. gran.; and armored
company with 11 T?34 'tanks (guns without muzzle screens); and a
motor transport troop,
corps headquarters building in Csabai k au utca. If military court
and division administrative section are also here,,
In the barracks in Sajoszentp4teri ut, which were enlarged in 1950, an
antiaircraft artillery abteilung is stationed in the old barracks. It
is equipped with 85 gas and, machine guns very like the Bofors models
formerly used, by the fanngarian Arr. In the new part of the barracks
there is an artillery. regiment equipped with 38-tube rocket projectors
~StalinorgeLn). The projectors are mounted on sic wheeled cars. The
projecting mechan.sm is jointed in the muddle and lies behind the ,
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In the former Rudolf barracks in Zsol?zai.?ICapu, utca, there are a rifle
regiment headquarters, with one rifle battalion, and regimental troops.
The latter have 45 and, 76.2 mm antitan: guns, and 82 and. 120 mm. mortars.
An artillery unit with 152 and. 210 howitzers and heavy caterpillar
tractors is stationed in the Artillery barracks west of the railway
station. There are 12 guns altogether. It looks like a heavy artillery
regiment with six batteries of two guns each.
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A uifie battalion is stationed in the S epsi barracks on Gy6ngyvix,ag utca.
A borde:rg ,a:rd battalion is stationed in the Nn usics (fo ? Ilona)
ba: ek o between tbe, G6m6 ,i :rai?1ray station d the cavalry IQvas: i
barracks c
Brie ba` raaks in Times -Horiv6d utca are occupied
by an k: N tx?a .Ling . battalion, with e st rer h of 500 to 600 n o It
is motor1ze? . ammo, eei .tjpped with heat/ inf"O weaports and with 12 six-
w Bled axed ~ars,a having two 1207 r ,:machine his mounted, in
each car,
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