10th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)

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10th Infantry Brigade
Hungarian: 10. gyalogdandár
Active1940–45
Disbanded12 February 1945
CountryFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Kingdom of Hungary
Branch Royal Hungarian Army
Type Infantry
Size Brigade
Part of IV Corps

The 10th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. [1]

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Organisation

10th Infantry Brigade
(Hungarian : 10. gyalogdandár)

1 March 1940 to 16 February 1942

10th Light Division
(Hungarian : 10. könnyűhadosztály)

17 February 1942 to 10 August 1943 [lower-greek 1]

10th Infantry Division
(Hungarian : 10. gyalogdosztály)

10 August 1943 to 12 February 1945 [lower-greek 2]

6th Infantry Regiment

36th Infantry Regiment

6th Infantry Regiment

8th Infantry Regiment

18th Infantry Regiment

10th Artillery Regiment10th Artillery Battalion
11th Artillery Battalion
12th Artillery Battalion
74th Artillery Battalion

Commanders

10th Infantry Brigade

10th Light Division

10th Infantry Division

Notes

  1. Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 14.
  2. "10. Infantry Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. "10. Light Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  4. "10. Infantry Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

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References

  1. The 10th Light Division became the 10th Infantry Division on 10 August 1943
  2. disbanded on 12 February 1945