27th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters:
Marosvásárhely (IX Corps)

Lineage:
Constituted:	15.09.1940	as 27th Infantry Brigade. [New]
Redesignated:	17.02.1942	as 27th Light Division
Activated:	21.03.1944
Redesignated:	01.10.1944	as 27th "Székler" Division [1]
Discontinued:	00.05.1945	Surrendered to Soviet forces near Vienna, Austria

Commanding Officers:
15.09.1940–15.11.1942	BG Ferenc Kolthay
15.11.1942–01.02.1943	BG István Kozma
01.02.1943–01.10.1943	BG Miklós Nagyöszy
01.10.1943–16.10.1944	COL András Zákó
00.10.1944–00.05.1945	BG Gyözö Horváth

Administrative Subordination:
01.10.1940–21.03.1944	VKF (peace time garrisons)
21.03.1944–15.04.1944	VI Corps, First Army
15.04.1944–17.04.1944	IX Corps, First Army
17.04.1944–21.07.1944	VI Corps, First Army
21.07.1944–15.08.1944	Reserves, First Army
15.08.1944–11.09.1944	VI Corps, First Army
11.09.1944–13.09.1944	En-route to IX Corps
13.09.1944–17.12.1945	IX Corps, First Army
17.12.1944–05.01.1945	(Remnants) Third Army
05.01.1945–27.03.1945	(Refurbishing) Third Army
27.03.1945–00.04.1945	Reserves, Third Army
Tactical Subordination:
28.09.1944–03.10.1944	III. Panzerkorps, 6. Armee
03.10.1944–23.10.1944	XVII. Armeekorps, 8. Armee
12.11.1944–26.11.1944	(Remnants) XXIX. Armeekorps, 8. Armee
26.11.1944–05.01.1945	(Remnants) Reserven, 8. Armee
05.01.1945–27.03.1945	(Refurbishing) Reserven, Hgr. Süd
27.03.1945–04.04.1945	XXXXIII. Panzerkorps, 8. Armee

Peace Time Organization to 1943:
27th Brigade / Light Division Headquarters Artillery Commander 27th Infantry Regiment • I./27th Infantry Regiment • II./27th Infantry Regiment • III./27th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) I./27th Artillery Regiment II./27th Artillery Regiment 27th Cavalry Company [1] 27th Anti-Aircraft Company 27th Signal Company 27th Divisional Service Headquarters	(Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Sepsiszentgyörgy) (Székelyudvarhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Mobilization Unit) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely)
Peace Time Organization from 1943:
27th Light Division Headquarters 27th Infantry Regiment • I./27th Infantry Regiment • II./27th Infantry Regiment • III./27th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment (I. – III.) 27th Artillery Battalion	(Marosvásárhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Sepsiszentgyörgy) (Székelyudvarhely) (Marosvásárhely) (Mobilization Unit) (Marosvásárhely)

NOTES:

[1] The 27th “Székel” (Infantry) Division was created on 01.10.1944 by using the 27th Light Division components and adding a third regiment (made up of Székler Militia) and a second artillery battalion.

[2] The 27th Cavalry Company only as of 01.10.1942.