5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai"

The 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai" (Hungarian: MH 5. Bocskai István Lövészdandár), is a brigade-sized formation of the Hungarian Defence Forces.

5th István Bocskai Infantry Brigade
MH 5. Bocskai István Lövészdandár
Coat of Arms
Active1 November 1951 – present
Country Hungary
BranchHungarian Ground Forces
TypeMechanised infantry
LocationsDebrecen
Hódmezővásárhely
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Szloszjár Balázs [1]

History

The predecessor to brigade was formed in 1951 in Mezőtúr.[2] After several restructurings during which the brigade was rebuilt into a mechanized infantry brigade, it was relocated to Debrecen in 1990.

On September 29, 1990, the brigade adopted the name of István Bocskai. In 2004, the sub-units previously located in Nyíregyháza moved to Debrecen and Hajdúhadház. At the same time, two mixed light battalions belonging to the 62nd Miklós Bercsényi Mechanized Infantry Brigade (located in Hódmezővásárhely), were also restructured in the brigade.[3]

The formation was again reorganized in 2007. On March 1st 2007, the Minister of Defense established the 5th István Bocskai Rifle Brigade of the Hungarian Defense Forces, which is the current name of the brigade. The same year, an independent reconnaissance battalion located in Eger, now known today as the 24th Gergely Bornemissza Reconnaissance Regiment, entered the Debrecen garrison as a subordinate reconnaissance battalion of the brigade, but later it was reformed as a separate regiment. [3]

Structure
5th Infantry Brigade [3]
Combat units Support units Logistics units
  • 3rd Infantry Battalion "Miklós Bercsényi", in Hódmezővásárhely
  • 39th Infantry Battalion in Debrecen
  • 62nd Infantry Battalion in Hódmezővásárhely
  • Command Company in Debrecen
  • Signal Company in Debrecen
  • Combat Engineer Company in Debrecen
  • Operations Support Engineer Battalion in Debrecen
  • Logistics Battalion in Debrecen
  • Medical center in Debrecen and Hódmezővásárhely)

Inventory

Reference section
  1. "Commanding officers of the 5th Infantry Brigade". bocskaidandar.hu (in Hungarian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "30 years with the István Bocskai name". bocskaikonyvtar.hu (in Hungarian). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. "5th Infantry Brigade". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. "History of the 5th Infantry Brigade". bocskaidandar.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. "At the shooting range with the new weapons". haborumuveszete.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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