List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II

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This is a list of World War II military equipment used by Hungary including Hungarian-designed and foreign-designed equipment.

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Combat vehicles

Armoured fighting vehicles

The vehicles below are all of Hungarian origin.

ModelTypeNumber ProducedArmament
39M Csaba Armoured Car 102-13720 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG, 8 mm LMG
38M Toldi I (A20) Light tank 8020 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG
42M Toldi II (B20) Light tank 11020 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG
42M Toldi IIA (B40) Light tank 80 – all converted from 42M Toldi II (B20)s40 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
43M Toldi III (C40) Light tank 1240 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
Toldi Páncélvadász Tank destroyer 1 prototype75 mm gun, 8 mm LMG
Toldi II with 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers Rocket artillery At least 1 [1] 2 × 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers, possibly more armament
40M Nimród SPAAG/Tank destroyer 13540 mm autocannon
40M Turán I Medium tank 28540 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
41M Turán II Medium tank 139-19575 mm howitzer, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
43M Turán III Medium tank 1-275 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
43M Zrínyi II Assault gun 72105 mm howitzer
44M Zrínyi I Tank destroyer 175 mm gun, 6 × Nebelwerfer 41 rockets were also mounted during testing
44M Tas Heavy tank 2 prototypes (destroyed by bombing before they were completed)80 mm gun, 1-2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs

The vehicles below are foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary used during WWII.

ModelTypeOriginNumber
Tiger I Heavy tank Germany 13-15 [2]
Panther Medium tank Germany 5-17
Panzer IV F, G, H Medium tank Germany 100+ [3]
Hetzer Tank destroyer Germany 75-101
StuG III G Assault gun Germany 50
Panzer III N, M Medium tank Germany 20-22 [3]
Marder II Tank destroyer Germany 5 [4]
Panzer 38(t) Light tank Czechoslovakia/Germany 105-111 [5]
Panzer I Light tank Germany 10 [3]
CV33/CV35 Tankette Italy 60-150 [6]
Hotchkiss H39 Light tank/cavalry tank France 15 [7]
SOMUA S35 Medium tank/cavalry tank France 2

The vehicles below are captured foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary captured (or acquired from Polish forces escaping to Hungary) during WWII.

ModelTypeOriginNumber
T-34 (76 and 85) Medium tank Soviet Union 10+ [3]
T-27 Tankette Soviet Union 10 [3]
BA-6 Armoured Car Soviet Union 4-6 [3]
BT-7 Light tank Soviet Union 6 [3]
T-26 Light tank Soviet Union
M3 Stuart Light tank United States (captured from the Soviet Union)4 [3]
T-28 Medium tank Soviet Union 1+ [3]
TKS Tankette Poland (acquired from Polish forces)15-20 [3]
Renault R35 Light tank/infantry tank France (acquired from Polish forces)3 [3]

Aircraft

The aircraft below are all of Hungarian origin.

ModelTypeNumber ProducedArmament
MÁVAG Héja II Fighter 2042 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs
Weiss Manfréd WM-21 Light bomber/reconnaissance 1282 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs (forward firing), 1 × 7.92 mm Gebauer MG (rear gun), 120 kg of bombs including incendiary bombs
Repülőgépgyár Levente II Trainer/liaison aircraft 86none
Dunai Repülőgépgyár Me 210 Ca-1 (40 mm) Fighter-bomber Some sources say 4-5 [8] 1 × 40 mm Bofors autocannon, 2 × 20 mm MG 151 autocannons, 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 MGs, 2 × 13 mm MG 131 MGs (rear armament), 6 × 150 mm rockets
Weiss Manfréd WM-23 Fighter 1 prototype2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
MÁVAG Héja II Zuhanóbombázó Dive bomber 3 converted from Héja II fighters [9] [10] 2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 250 kg or 500 kg bombs
Varga RMI-1 X/H Twin-engine turboprop fighter-bomber/reconnaissance 1 prototype4 × 20 mm autocannons (forward firing), 1 × 8 mm MG and 2 × 13 mm MGs in remotely operated turrets (rear armament)
RMI-2 X/G Twin-engine trainer for the RMI-1 X/H 1 prototype [11] none
RMI-3 Z/G Dive bomber trainer 1 prototype [12] none
RMI-6 Szúnyog Experimental aircraft 1 [13] none
RMI-7 V/G Trainer aircraft 1 prototype [14] none
RMI-8 X/V [ hu] Fighter/interceptor 1 prototype (destroyed before it was fully complete) [15] 30 mm MK 108 autocannons, 8 mm Gebauer MGs, 13 mm MG 131 MGs, 20 mm MG 151 autocannons. Not perfectly clear which and how many guns it would have had.
RMI-9 M/G Bf 109 pilot trainer 1 prototype [16] none

The aircraft below are foreign aircraft that Hungary used during WWII.

ModelTypeOriginNumber
Messerschmitt Me 210 Ca-1 Fighter-bomber Germany/Hungary 179 (Hungarian built)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fighter Germany Around 700-800 Bf 109Gs built by Hungary
Messerschmitt Bf 110 Fighter-bomber Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8 Fighter-bomber Germany 72
Junkers Ju 87 Dive bomber Germany
Fiat CR.32 Fighter Italy 76-88 (modified)
Fiat CR.42 Fighter Italy 70-72 (modified)
Junkers Ju 88 Medium bomber Germany
Junkers Ju 86 Medium bomber Germany 66-72 (modified)
Heinkel He 112 Fighter Germany
Re.2000/MÁVAG Héja I Fighter Italy/Hungary Around 70 (modified)
Dornier Do 215 Germany 11+
Messerschmitt Me 410 Fighter-bomber Germany
Caproni Ca.135 Medium bomber Italy 68
Caproni Ca.310 Light bomber Italy 36
Caproni Ca.314 Italy
Dornier Do 23 Germany
Fiat BR.20 Italy
Heinkel He 45 Germany
Heinkel He 46 Germany
Heinkel He 111 Heavy bomber Germany 7+
Henschel Hs 129 Ground attack aircraft Germany
Fieseler Fi 156 Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Germany
Heinkel He 70 Germany 18
IMAM Ro.37 Italy
Arado Ar 96 Germany
Breda Ba.25 Italy
Bücker Bü 131 Germany
Bücker Bü 133 Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Germany
Nardi FN.305 Italy
Junkers Ju 52 Transport aircraft Germany
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun Germany 7
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Italy 5

Small arms

Handguns

The handguns below are all of Hungarian origin.

ModelManufacturerRounds per magazineCartridgeIntroducedWeightNumber produced
FÉG 37M Pistol FÉG 7 .380 ACP (Germans received the .32 ACP version)1937770 g175,000-300,000
Frommer Stop FÉG 7580 g empty350,000-365,000

Rifles

The rifles below are all of Hungarian origin.

ModelManufacturerRounds per magazineCartridgeIntroducedWeightNumber produced
FÉG 35M FÉG 5 8×56mmR 19354.02 kg163,000

Submachine guns

The submachine guns below are all of Hungarian origin.

ModelManufacturerRounds per magazineCartridgeIntroducedWeightNumber produced
Danuvia 39M (Király 39M) Danuvia 40 9×25mm Mauser 19393.7 kg empty13,332 (other estimates range from 8,000-177,000)
Danuvia 43M (Király 43M) Danuvia 40 9×25mm Mauser 19433.63 kg empty5,000-62,000
Danuvia 44M Danuvia 40 9×19mm Parabellum 2.92 kg emptya few - mass production never started due to the Red Army invading Hungary in 1944

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