Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Post by greg higdon » 13 Feb 2008, 10:57

Hello, Does anyone know what armored vehicles the Hungarians used such an the Mark I Panzer or any Italian vehicles or was it purely a Horse mounted campaign?
Thanks Greg

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Long time...

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Post by CB1 » 13 Feb 2008, 16:52

Hi Greg,

Csaba A/C, Toldi light tank and Ansaldo tankette.

How is your Hansa-Lloyd half-track diorama, by the way?

Bye,
Krisz


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Post by borsod » 29 Feb 2008, 17:09

greg higdon wrote:Hello, Does anyone know what armored vehicles the Hungarians used such an the Mark I Panzer or any Italian vehicles or was it purely a Horse mounted campaign?
Thanks Greg
And, of course, there was the bicycle batallions:
http://kpzaszloalj.com/

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Post by Walhalla » 01 Mar 2008, 04:46

Hope it helps

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Post by Serbian boy » 04 Mar 2008, 00:33

I need the short history of the "Gyorshadtest" and OoB of it.
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Re: Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Post by quacknoodle » 16 Dec 2009, 00:33

Hi All.

My father was in a section of the Gyorshadtest called the "magyar királyi első lovas dandár gépkocsizó hadihídanyag oszlop", which roughly translates as the "Motorised Bridge-Building Support Unit of the Royal Hungarian 1st Cavalry Brigade".

I have attached a few photos from his extensive collection. These photos are all from Russia showing various armoured vehicles. I also have many photos of the specialized Hungarian built tractors and vehicles used by his bridge building unit if anyone is interested.

George
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Post by Danubia » 17 Dec 2009, 19:53

I would be very interested in seeing those specialised equipment photos if possible ,Thanks.

Some very interesting books have been published here in Hungary in the last few years dealing with the invasion and the campaign upto the 'Don-Kanyar' late 1942.

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Post by quacknoodle » 18 Jan 2010, 07:42

Here are a few photos of the Hungarian tractors and bridge building floating pontoon sections. I have more but I can only post 3 this time around

George
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German soldiers helping launch pontoon
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tractors (note gasmasks used to dim headlights)
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Bridgebuilding tow vehicles (tractors)
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Post by quacknoodle » 18 Jan 2010, 07:48

Here are 3 more photos of the floating bridge pontoon sections.
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camouflaged pontoons
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pontoons fitted with decking
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pontoon used as a boat
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Post by Leo Niehorster » 18 Jan 2010, 10:48

Oustanding photos. Thank you.
Please post more, if possible.

Cheers
Leo

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Post by quacknoodle » 18 Jan 2010, 23:51

Hi Leo
Here are some more photos on the floating bridge theme
Cheers
George
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Camouflaged assembled section on the river
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Living off the land. Tractors in background
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Camouflaged pontoons on trailers in tow
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Post by quacknoodle » 18 Jan 2010, 23:56

These are almost the last shots I have
Cheers
George
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Pontoons prior to fitting decking
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Launching pontoon
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Rowing a pontoon
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Re: Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Post by quacknoodle » 19 Jan 2010, 00:14

These are the last photos I can find on this theme.
George
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Very small pontoon section used for recreation
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Parked tractors with pontoon on trailer
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Several floating pontoons
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Re: Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Post by Sturm78 » 19 Jan 2010, 20:13

Hi George,

Very interesting images!!! Thanks for sharing :D :D

I think the tractors are Hofherr és Schranc/Clayton & Shuttleworth HSCS KV50L 29M. Have anyone more information about these little known vehicles?


Regards Sturm78

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Re: Hungarian Invasion of USSR 1941

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Post by quacknoodle » 20 Jan 2010, 08:30

Here is one last photo I have found of a tractor towing a pontoon.

I have around 20 photos of many other types of vehicles used in Russia in 1941 by this bridgebuilding unit. It is incredible how the army must have assembled everything that would drive, due to the shortage of reliable transport vehicles. Does anyone want to see those photos? I don't want to hog this topic at the expense of others who wish to contribute.

George
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Tractor towing pontoon
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