The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a
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of the
Royal Hungarian Army
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Organization
Structure of the brigade:
* Headquarters - under Brigadier General
Lajos Veress
* 3rd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
* 3rd Cavalry Regiment
* 4th Cavalry Regiment
* 13th Bicycle Battalion
* 14th Bicycle Battalion
* 3rd Motorized Artillery Battalion
* 1st Horse Artillery Battalion
* 1st Cavalry Artillery Battalion
* 1st Cavalry Anti-Aircraft Battery
* 1st Cavalry Engineer Company
* 1st Cavalry Bridging Engineer Company
* 1st Cavalry Signal Company
* 1st Cavalry Traffic Control Signal Company
* 1st Cavalry Brigade Service Regiment
Notes
References
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Military units and formations of Hungary in World War II
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