24th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:
Ungvár (VIII Corps)

Constituted:	23.01.1939	as 24th Infantry Brigade. [New]
Activated:	31.08.1941	as a headquarters with a reduced-strength staff plus some service units for the occupation forces
Redesignated:	01.10.1941	as 124th Infantry Brigade
Redesignated:	17.02.1942	as 124th Light Division
Resignated:	01.06.1943	as 24th Light Division
Disbanded:	10.08.1943	on the East Front [1]
Constituted:	10.08.1943	as 24th Infantry Division [1]
Activated:	06.01.1944
Discontinued:	00.05.1945	Surrendered to Soviet forces in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia

Commanding Officers:
23.01.1939–01.08.1941	BG Andor Vásárhelyi
01.08.1941–15.10.1942	BG György Sziklay
15.10.1942–01.06.1943	BG Imre Széchy
01.06.1943–10.08.1943	BG Ferenc Loskay
10.08.1943–01.06.1944	BG Aidár Pintér
01.06.1944–15.10.1944	BG János Markóczy
15.10.1944–00.11.1944	COL Ferenc Karlóczy
00.11.1944–00.03.1945	COL Gyula Keresztes
00.03.1945–00.05.1945	COL Lajos Rumy

Administrative Subordination:
23.01.1939–01.03.1940	HM (peace time garrisons)
01.03.1940–30.08.1941	VKF (peace time garrisons)
30.08.1941–01.10.1941	(Headquarters only) VIII Corps
01.10.1941–09.02.1942	(Headquarters only) H.O.C.
09.02.1942–17.02.1943	(Headquarters only) H.O.G. West
17.02.1943–01.05.1943	(Headquarters only) H.O.G. West, Second Army
01.05.1943–18.05.1943	(Headquarters only) H.O.G. East, H.O.F.C.
18.05.1943–15.08.1943	(Headquarters only) VIII Corps, H.O.F.C.
15.08.1943–21.10.1943	(Headquarters only) VII Corps, Second Army
21.10.1943–06.01.1944	VKF (peace time garrisons)
06.01.1944–24.07.1944	First Army
24.07.1944–08.08.1944	VII Corps, First Army
08.08.1944–27.09.1944	III Corps, First Army
27.09.1944–20.10.1944	VI Corps, First Army
20.10.1944–31.12.1944	Reserves, First Army
31.12.1944–00.04.1945	V Corps, First Army
Tactical Subordination:
30.08.1941–01.10.1941	Heeresgruppe Süd
01.10.1941–01.05.1943	WB Ukraine
01.05.1943–07.07.1943	Befh. HG Süd
07.07.1943–08.10.1943	Befh. HG Mitte
08.10.1943–21.10.1943	WB Ukraine
10.05.1944–21.07.1944	XI. Armeekorps, Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
20.10.1944–31.12.1944	XVII. Armeekorps, Heeresgruppe Süd
05.02.1945–00.05.1945	XXIX. Armeekorps, 8. Armee

Peace Time Organization to 1943:
24th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters Artillery Commander 24th Infantry Regiment • I./24th Infantry Regiment • II./24th Infantry Regiment • III./24th Infantry Regiment 54th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) I./24th Artillery Regiment II./24th Artillery Regiment 24th Cavalry Company 24th Anti-Aircraft Company 24th Signal Company 24th Divisional Service Headquarters	(Ungvár) (Munkács) (Ungvár) (Ungvár) (Huszt) (Munkács) (Mobilization Unit) (Munkács) (Munkács) (Nagyszöllös) (Ungvár) (Ungvár) (Ungvár)
Mobilized Combat Organization 31.12.1941:
124th Brigade Headquarters Headquarters [?] Infantry Regiment with II./48, ... Headquarters [?] Infantry Regiment with ... 1st Cavalry Company 24th Anti-Aircraft Company 27th Signal Company
Peace Time Organization from 1943:
24th Infantry Division Headquarters Infantry Commander Artillery Commander 12th Infantry Regiment • I./12th Infantry Regiment • II./12th Infantry Regiment • III./12th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment • I./21st Infantry Regiment • II./21st Infantry Regiment • III./21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment • I./24th Infantry Regiment • II./24th Infantry Regiment • III./24th Infantry Regiment 22nd Artillery Battalion 23rd Artillery Battalion 24th Artillery Battalion 24th Reconnaissance Battalion	(Ungvár) (Nyiregyháza) (Ungvár) (Nyiregyháza) (Nyiregyháza) (Nyiregyháza) (Nyiregyháza) (Kassa) (Kassa) (Kassa) (Szerencs) (Ungvár) (Ungvár) (Huszt) (Munkács) (Nyiregyháza) (Kassa) (Munkács) (Nagyszöllös)
Mobilized Combat Organization 06.01.1944:
24th Infantry Division Headquarters Infantry Commander Artillery Commander 12th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 21st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 24th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 22nd Artillery Battalion 23rd Artillery Battalion 24th Artillery Battalion 78th Artillery Battalion VIII Artillery Battalion 24th Reconnaissance Battalion 24th Anti-Aircraft Company 58th Combat Engineer Battalion 24th Signal Battalion 24th Divisional Service Headquarters
Mobilized Combat Organization 05.05.1944:
23rd Reserve Division Headquarters Infantry Commander 42nd Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 51st Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 54th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 23rd Cavalry Company 23rd Anti-Aircraft Company 1/78th Combat Engineer Company 23rd Signal Battalion 23rd Divisional Service Headquarters

NOTES:

[1] The 124th Light Division was disbanded on 10.08.1943 on the East Front; simultaneously, the new 24th Infantry Division was raised on 10.08.1943 in Hungary. The Headquarters was relieved by the Headquarters of the 12th Light Division, the staff personnel were sent back to Hungary on 21.10.1943 where they were absorbed by the new division.