14th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)
| 14th Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Hungarian: 14. gyalogdosztály | |
| Active | 1939–43 |
| Disbanded | August 1943 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Branch | Royal Hungarian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | V Corps |
The 14th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]
Organization[edit]
April 1941[2]
14th Infantry Brigade (Szeged):
- 9. Infantry Regiment (Szeged): Colonel Laszlo Deak
I. Battalion (Szeged); II. Battalion (Csongrád); III. Battalion (Hódmezővásárhely)
- 14. Field Artillery Division (Szeged): Colonel Frederick Miklay
The 14. Infantry Brigade redesignated 14. Light Division 17 February 1942.[3]
Commanders[edit]
14th Infantry Brigade (Hungarian: 14. gyalogdosztály)[3]
- Brigadier General Antal Silley (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1939)
- Brigadier General Marcell Stomm (1 Aug 1939 - 17 Feb 1942)
14th Light Division (Hungarian: 14. könnyűhadosztály)[4]
- Brigadier General Marcell Stomm (17 Feb 1942 - ? Oct 1942)
- Brigadier General Zontán Kozma (? Oct 1942 - 10 Aug 1943)
Notes[edit]
- ^ Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 14.
- ^ "A Magyar Királyi Honvédség hadrendje 1941. április elején | Magyarok a II. világháborúban | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b "14. Infantry Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "14. Light Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
References[edit]
- Thomas, Nigel; Szabo, Laszlo (2008). The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-324-7.