12th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)

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12th Infantry Brigade
Hungarian: 12. könnyű hadosztály
Active1940–45
Disbanded12 February 1945
Country Kingdom of Hungary
BranchRoyal Hungarian Army
TypeInfantry

The 12th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1]

Organisation[]

12th Infantry Brigade

1 March 1940 to 16 February 1942

12th Light Division

17 February 1942 to 10 August 1943[α]

12th Reserve Division

10 August 1943 to 23 October 1944[β]

12th Infantry Division

10 August 1943 to 12 February 1945[γ]

18th Infantry Regiment

48th Infantry Regiment

36th Infantry Regiment

38th Infantry Regiment

48th Infantry Regiment

12th Artillery Regiment 40th Artillery Battalion
41st Artillery Battalion
84th Artillery Battalion

Notes[]

  1. ^ The 12th Light Division became the 12th Reserve Division on 10 August 1943.
  2. ^ On 23 October 1944, it became the 12th Infantry Division.
  3. ^ disbanded on 12 February 1945

References[]

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


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