List of military conflicts involving Hungary (1901–2000)

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This is a list of military conflicts in which Hungarian armed forces participated in or took place on the historical territory of Hungary from 1901 to 2000.

By timeline:

For major wars, see:

The list includes the name, date, Hungarian allies and enemies, and the result of each conflict, using the following legend:

  Victory
  Defeat
  Result of civil or internal conflict
  Treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, an unknown or indecisive result
  Ongoing conflict

Wars in the 20th century

ConflictBelligerentsResult
DateNameAlliesEnemiesOutcome
28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 World War I
Austro-Hungarian mountain corps in Tyrol Austro-Hungarian mountain corps.jpg
Austro-Hungarian mountain corps in Tyrol
Central Powers
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svgFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Austria-Hungary
Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Allied Powers [1]
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire (1914–17)
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg Kingdom of Serbia
Flag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svg Kingdom of Montenegro
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy (from 1915)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (from 1916)
Flag of Romania.svg Romania (from 1916)
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece (from 1917)
Flag of Thailand.svg Siam (from 1917)
Co-belligerents
Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg Hejaz (from 1916)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (from 1917)
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (from 1917)
Defeat
December 1918 – June 1919 Hungarian–Czechoslovak War
Hungarian Red Army in Kassa, 1919. Hungarian Red Army in Kassa.jpg
Hungarian Red Army in Kassa, 1919.
Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg First Hungarian Republic
Socialist red flag.svg Hungarian Soviet Republic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Military Victory
Political Defeat
  • Hungarian advance into Czechoslovakia, then withdraw after negotiations
  • Creation and dissolution of the Slovak Soviet Republic
13 November 1918 – 3 August 1919 Hungarian–Romanian War
Romanian cavalry march through Budapest, 1919. RomanianCavalryBudapest.png
Romanian cavalry march through Budapest, 1919.
Socialist red flag.svg Hungarian Soviet Republic Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Defeat
6 May 1919Bruck an der Leitha raidSocialist red flag.svg Hungarian Soviet Republic
 Flag of Austria.svg  German-Austria
Antibolsevista ComitéABC raid defeated
2-6 June 1919Hungarian invasion of Prekmurje Socialist red flag.svg Hungarian Soviet Republic Flag of the Slovene Nation.svg Republic of Prekmurje Victory
  • Soviet rule restored in Prekmurje
24 June 1919Ludovika UprisingSocialist red flag.svg Hungarian Soviet Republic White HungariansRebellion crushed
3 August – 13 October 1921 Uprising in West Hungary
Hungarian Freecorps in Burgenland, 1921. ARongyosGardaazOrvideken(1921).jpg
Hungarian Freecorps in Burgenland, 1921.
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary
(disarmament of the rebels in 1921)
Flag of Hungary.svg Rongyos Gárda
Flag of Banate of Leitha.svg Lajtabánság
Islam symbol plane2 green.png Bosnian and Albanian Muslim volunteers
Victory
  • Referendum called
  • Sopron and its area remained in Hungary
20 - 23 October 1921 Charles IV's second attempt
Charles IV and Queen Zita in Sopron during the March on Budapest. CarlosYZitaEnGyor19211021.jpg
Charles IV and Queen Zita in Sopron during the March on Budapest.
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Habsburg Royalists
  • Charles' restoration fails
  • Habsburgs dethroned
15 – 18 March 1939 Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine
Hungarian gendarme stands in front of a LT-35 tank destroyed near Fanchykovo. LT vz. 35 tank at Slovak-Hungarian War.jpg
Hungarian gendarme stands in front of a LT-35 tank destroyed near Fanchykovo.
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Flag of Ukraine (1917-1921).svg  Carpatho-Ukraine Victory
  • Occupation and annexation of Carpatho-Ukraine
23 – 31 March 1939 Slovak-Hungarian War
Hungarian and Slovak servicemen - gendarmes, soldiers, Hlinka Guard, 1939. Gendarme, armband, double crest, telescope Fortepan 57466.jpg
Hungarian and Slovak servicemen – gendarmes, soldiers, Hlinka Guard, 1939.
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Flag of First Slovak Republic 1939-1945.svg  Slovakia Victory
  • Annexation of a border strip between eastern Slovakia and Carpathian Ruthenia
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
Hungary entered: 27 June 1941
Hungary exited: 11 May 1945
World War II
Hungarian Arrow Cross militia and a German Tiger II tank in Budapest, October 1944 Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-680-8283A-12A, Budapest, marschierende Pfeilkreuzler und Panzer VI.jpg
Hungarian Arrow Cross militia and a German Tiger II tank in Budapest, October 1944
Hungarian Toldi I tank used during the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union Toldi.jpg
Hungarian Toldi I tank used during the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union
Axis Powers
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy (1940–43)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan
Affiliate states
Flag of Romania.svg Romania (1941–44)
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary (from 1941)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (1941–44)
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (1942–45)
Client States
Flag of First Slovak Republic 1939-1945.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Nedic's Serbia.jpg Government of National Salvation

Flag of Manchukuo.svg Manchukuo
Flag of the Mengjiang.svg Mengjiang
Flag of Albania.svg Albania
Co-belligerents
Flag of Finland.svg Finland (1941–44)
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq (1941)
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg Vichy France (1940–44)
Active neutrality
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union (1939–41)
Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg  Spain (1941–44)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1939–44
Allied Powers
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union (from June 1941)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (from December 1941)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of the Republic of China.svg China
Flag of France.svg France (1939–40, 1944–45)
In exile for part of the war
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France (1940–44)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Other important belligerents
Defeat
23 October – 10 November 1956 Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The flag, with a hole where the communist coat of arms had been cut out, became the symbol of the revolution. II. Janos Pal papa (Koztarsasag) ter a Vay Adam utca felol a Nepszinhaz utca fele nezve. Fortepan 23577.jpg
The flag, with a hole where the communist coat of arms had been cut out, became the symbol of the revolution.
Flag of the Hungarian Revolution (1956).svg Hungarian revolutionariesFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg People's Republic of Hungary
Defeat
20 – 21 August 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet tanks with invasion stripes in Czechoslovakia, 1968 (Srpen68)Horici sovetsky tank.jpg
Soviet tanks with invasion stripes in Czechoslovakia, 1968
Warsaw Pact
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg Hungary
supported by
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Victory

References

  1. "Allied powers - World War I". Britannica.