1st Parachute Battalion (Hungary)

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1st Parachute Battalion
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Royal Hungarian army parachutist badge
Active1 October 1939 - 1945
CountryFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Kingdom of Hungary
Branch Royal Hungarian Army
Type Paratrooper
Size Battalion
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Captain Vitéz Bertalan

The 1st Parachute Battalion was a unit of the Royal Hungarian Army that was formed on 1 October 1939. [1] It participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. [2] During the Siege of Budapest, the Battalion suffered a 40% casualty rate and lost another 10% of it's soldiers during the withdrawal. [3]

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