2nd Cavalry Brigade (Hungary)
The 2nd Cavalry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]
Organization
[edit]Structure of the brigade:[2]
- Headquarters - under Brigadier General Antal Vattay
- 4th Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1st Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment
- 15th Bicycle Battalion
- 16th Bicycle Battalion
- 4th Motorized Artillery Battalion
- 4th Horse Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Cavalry Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Cavalry Anti-Aircraft Battery
- 2nd Cavalry Engineer Company
- 2nd Cavalry Bridging Engineer Company
- 2nd Cavalry Signal Company
- 2nd Cavalry Traffic Control Signal Company
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade Service Regiment
Notes
[edit]- ^ Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 14.
- ^ "1941 Cavalry Brigade, Hungarian Army". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
References
[edit]- Thomas, Nigel; Szabo, Laszlo (2008). The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-324-7.