World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 01.05.04

Royal Hungarian Army Mobilized Organization 1941 Security Brigade (Also known as Infantry Brigade) 1 December 1941

     

This organization applied to the reduced strength 2nd, 5th, 8th, 21st, and 24th Infantry Brigades sent to the East Front as of September 1941 to secure the rear areas (Line-of-Communication zones). The infantry and cavalry companies only had three platoons. The Hungarians did not redesignate these brigades as "Security Brigades", but merely changed their numbers to 102, 105, 108, 121, and 124, respectively. The Germans did designate them as Sicherungs-Brigade, but this was apparently to indicate purpose, and does not reflect Hungarian usage. However, to avoid confusion with the full-strength infantry brigades, they are shown here as "Security" Brigades. On 17.02.1942, the infantry brigades were redesignated as light divisions, but with no change in organization or strength.

 

1941-42 Infantry (Security) Brigades on the East Front
Brigade Commander on 01.12.1941	Infantry	Infantry	Cavalry	Antiaircraft	Signal	Supply Services
102 Infantry Brigade    BG Károly Bogányi	40 Regiment   - I./40 Battalion   - I./42 Battalion   - III./42 Battalion	53 Regiment   - II./43 Battalion   - III./43 Battalion   - II./53 Battalion	14 Company	2 Company	1 Company	2
105 Infantry Brigade    BG Imre Kolossváry	32 Regiment   - II./32 Battalion   - III./32 Battalion   - ? Battalion	46 Regiment   - III./46 Battalion   - II/52 Battalion   - ? Battalion	5 Company	5 Company	4 Company	5
108 Infantry Brigade    BG Otto Abt	34 Regiment   - II./34 Battalion   - III./35 Battalion   - I./47 Battalion	? Regiment   - II./38 Battalion   - III./47 Battalion   - II./49 (?) Battalion	8 Company	21 Company	11 Company	8
121 Infantry Brigade   BG Ferenc Tilger	41 Regiment   - II./41 Battalion   - III./41 Battalion   - ? Battalion	44 Regiment   - II./44 Battalion   - III./44 Battalion   - II./55 Battalion	15 (?) Company	22 Company	21 Company	21
124 Infantry Brigade    BG György Sziklay	? Regiment   - II./48 Battalion   - ? Battalion   - ? Battalion	? Regiment   - ? Battalion   - ? Battalion   - ? Battalion	1 Company	24 Company	27 Company	24