1st Parachute Battalion (Hungary)

1st Parachute Battalion
Royal Hungarian army parachutist badge
Active1 October 1939 - 1945
Country Kingdom of Hungary
BranchRoyal Hungarian Army
TypeParatrooper
SizeBattalion
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Captain Vitéz Bertalan

The 1st Parachute Battalion was a unit of the Royal Hungarian Army that was formed on 1 October 1939.[1] It participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[2] During the Siege of Budapest, the battalion suffered a 40% casualty rate and lost another 10% of its soldiers during the withdrawal.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.uni-nke.hu/document/uni-nke-hu/aarms-2017-1-02-boda.original.pdf
  2. ^ Niehorster 2013.
  3. ^ "Hungarian Paratroopers in WW2 – The Szent Lászlo Division – Late War Live Launch Website". 14 June 2021.

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