IV Corps (Hungary)

IV Corps
Hungarian: IV. pécsi hadtest
Active	1 October 1938 – 19 September 1944
Country	Kingdom of Hungary
Branch	Royal Hungarian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Corps
Part of	Third Hungarian Army (1940-1942) Second Hungarian Army (1942-1944)
Garrison/HQ	Pécs
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Case Blue Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mj. Gen. Lajos Csatay Mj. Gen. Jozsef Heszlenyi

The IV Corps was a corps-level formation of the Royal Hungarian Army which saw extensive action on the Eastern Front during World War II.

Formation

The Corps was created on 1 October 1938 from mixed brigades, as a direct result of the then Prime Minister Kálmán Darányi announcing rearmament (Győri Programme  [ hu ]) on 5 March 1938. ^[1]

History

It partook in the Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia, that began on 6 April 1941, as part of the Hungarian Third Army.

In April 1942, the IV Corps became part of the Second Hungarian Army and was sent to the Eastern Front where it arrived in July 1942. It participated in Case Blue and advanced towards the Don River where it dug in for the coming winter around the area of Korotoyak, Voronezh Oblast . Together with the rest of the Second Hungarian Army, the Corps was largely destroyed during the Soviet Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive in January 1943.

After its destruction on the Eastern Front, the IV Corps Headquarters was returned to Hungary. On 19 September 1944, the staff personnel of the Corps Headquarters was used to form a new Third Army, of which József Heszlényi also became commander.

Commanding officer

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Ruszkay, Jenö Major General Jenö Ruszkay (1887–1946)	1 February 1938	1 February 1940	2 years, 0 days
2		Horváth, László Major General László Horváth (1888–1964)	1 February 1940	1 August 1941	1 year, 181 days
3		Csatay, Lajos Major General Lajos Csatay (1886–1944)	1 August 1941	3 December 1942	1 year, 122 days
4		Wisch, TheodorMajor General József Heszlényi (1890–1945)	3 December 1942	10 September 1944	1 year, 282 days

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Organisation

On 1 March 1940, the IV Corps (Pécs), had the 10th, 11th and 12th Infantry Brigades.

References

1. Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 6.
2. Leo W.G. Niehorster: The Royal Hungarian Army 1920 - 1945, Volume I, Organization and History, p. 208

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