1st Motorised Brigade (Hungary) explained

The 1st Motorised 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 brigade:^[1]

• Headquarters
• 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
• 1st Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment
• 9th Bicycle Infantry Battalion
• 10th Bicycle Infantry Regiment
• 1st Motorized Artillery Battalion
• 1st Motorized Anti-Aircraft Battery
• 1st Motorized Engineer Company
• 1st Motorized Bridging Engineer Company
• 1st Motorized Signal Company
• 1st Motorized Traffic Control Signal Company
• 1st Motorized Brigade Service Regiment

Commanders

• Brigade General Ödön Zay (1 Oct 1938 — 1 Mar 1940)
• Brigade General Jenö Major (1 Mar 1940 — 1 Nov 1941)
• Brigade General Gyözö Ankai-Anesini (1 Nov 1941 — 1 May 1942)
• Colonel Elemér Sáska (1 May 1942 — ? June 1942)^[2]

References

• Book: Thomas . Nigel . Szabo . Laszlo . The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II . 2008 . Osprey Publishing . Oxford, United Kingdom . 978-1-84603-324-7 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1941 Motorized Brigade, Hungarian Army. niehorster.org. 2019-01-22.
2. Web site: 1. Motorized Brigade (Hungary) . 2022-10-21 . www.axishistory.com.