19th Infantry Brigade (Hungary)

Military unit

The 19th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.^[1]

The 19th Infantry Brigade was formed in Miskolc on January 23, 1939.^[2]

The 19th Infantry Brigade was redesignated 19th Light Division 17 February 1942.^[2]

Commanders

19th Infantry Brigade (Hungarian: 19. gyalogdosztály)^[2]

• Brigadier General József Csatary (23 Jan 1939 - 1 Aug 1941)
• Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (1 Aug 1941 - 17 Feb 1942)

19th Light Division (Hungarian: 19. könnyűhadosztály)^[3]

• Brigadier General Gyözö Beleznay (17 Feb 1942 - 1 May 1942)
• Colonel László Deák (1 May 1942 - ? Aug 1942)
• Colonel Ferenc Szász (? Aug 1942 - ? Sep 1942)
• Brigadier General Aladár Asztalossy (1 Oct 1942 - 1 June 1943)

Notes

1. Niehorster 2013.
2. "19. Infantry Brigade (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
3. "19. Light Division (Hungary)". www.axishistory.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

References

• Niehorster, Dr. Leo (2013). "Balkan Operations Orders of Battle 5th April 1941". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.