The Hungarian People’s Army during the Cold War
The Hungarian People’s Army during the Cold War
Author(s): Zoltán Harangi-TóthSubject(s): Military history, Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Cold-War History
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Hungarian People’s Army; Cold War; Soviet South-Western Theater of Military Operations; Northern-Italian Operational Direction; Danube Valley Operational Direction;
Summary/Abstract: This article is a short summary of the History of the Hungarian People’s Army (Magyar Néphadsereg), with emphasis placed on its operational tasks, structure and planned wartime application during the Cold War period. The Hungarian People’s Republic was a member of the Warsaw Pact, so the above mentioned tasks were signed in Moscow, and the planned deployment of the country’s military was covered by the Soviet South-Western Theater of Military Operations so-called Northern-Italian and Danube Valley Operational Directions.
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XXIII/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 190-215
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English