Hungarian armed forces

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Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian Armed Forces
Magyar Honvédség
Magyar Honvédség Logo.png
guide
Commander in Chief : János Áder
Defense Minister: Tibor Benkő
Military Commander: Ferenc Korom
Military leadership: General Staff
Military strength
Active soldiers: 20,000
Reservists: 90,000
Conscription: No
Eligibility for military service: Age 18 and over
household
Military budget: US $ 2.08 billion
Share of gross domestic product : 1.21%
history
Factual foundation: 1918
Highest manpower: 99,000 (1988)
Honorary company of the Hungarian Army

The Hungarian Armed Forces (Hungarian Magyar Honvédség ) together with the border guard represent the armed forces of the country. The forerunner was the Hungarian People's Army (Hungarian Magyar Néphadsereg ).

Since NATO -membership Hungary in 1999 in the wake of NATO's eastward expansion , the armed forces are adapted to western standards. Most of the weapon systems come from Soviet production. Since 1988, the number of soldiers has decreased from 99,000 active and 135,000 reservists to 33,400 active and 90,000 reservists. Since compulsory military service was abolished in 2005, Hungary's armed forces have consisted of professional soldiers .

history

After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867, Hungary already had its own armed forces with the ku Landwehr ( Honvéd ). After the break-up of Austria-Hungary , many World War II veterans from the Honvéd joined the Red Army formed during the time of the Hungarian Soviet Republic , which was ultimately defeated in the fight against Romanian troops . In August 1919 Romania occupied the Hungarian capital Budapest , which resulted in the fall of the Soviet Republic. After the Romanians withdrew in 1920, Imperial Administrator Miklós Horthy and his Royal Hungarian Army took power in Hungary. As an ally of the Wehrmacht , the Royal Hungarian Army was largely wiped out in the Battle of Budapest in 1945. After the end of the Second World War , the Hungarian armed forces were then rebuilt under the influence of the Soviet Union and incorporated into the structures of the Warsaw Pact . After the end of the Cold War, the Hungarian armed forces were reorganized. Hungary, as one of three former Warsaw Pact states, joined NATO on March 12, 1999 .

assignment

The Hungarian Armed Forces are tasked with protecting the territorial integrity of the State of Hungary and ensuring national defense in the event of war . In peacetime they make a contribution to Hungary's alliance obligations within NATO by training, providing and supplying the military . NATO has criticized (as of March 2009) that Hungary is not fulfilling its alliance obligations and that the armed forces cannot guarantee the protection of their own country.

Armed forces

  • Number of men: 28,780, proportion of women in 2007 at 17.3%
    • In central commands and staff: 2,100
  • Reserve : 90,000 (commitment up to 50)
    • Land Forces: 74,900
    • Air Force: 15,400

Assignments abroad

There were 300 Hungarian soldiers in Iraq by the time they withdrew in 2005 . It is known that the Hungarian Air Force reserve base in Kaposvár was rented by the US Air Force prior to the Iraq War .

In addition, the Hungarian armed forces are involved in the following international obligations:

  • Bosnia-Herzegovina ( EUFOR ): 158
  • Afghanistan ( NATO , ISAF ): 205
  • Kosovo ( KFOR ): 484

Chain of command

  • Supreme command rests with the Defense Minister
  • Land Forces Command
  • Air Force Command
  • Training and mobilization command
  • Budapest Garrison Command
  • Logistics and support command

structure

Organizational structure of the Hungarian Armed Forces

Ranks

NATO code Hungarian denomination of rank German translation (Bundeswehr; Bundesheer)
OR-1 Honvéd (hv) Soldier; recruit
OR-2 Őrvezető (örv) Private
OR-3 Tizedes (tiz) Obergefreiter / Hauptgefreiter; corporal
OR-4 Szakaszvezető (szkv) Stabsgefreiter / Oberstabsgefreiter; Platoon leader
OR-5 Őrmester (örm) NCO, staff sergeant; Constable
OR-6 Törzsőrmester (törm) Feldwebel, Oberfeldwebel; Sergeant major
OR-7 Főtörzsőrmester (ft-form) Sergeant major; Staff sergeant
OR-8 Zászlós (zls) Staff sergeant; Chief Staff Sergeant
OR-8 Törzszászlós (tzls) Staff sergeant; Chief Staff Sergeant
OR-9 Főtörzszászlós (ftzls) Sergeant Major; Deputy Officer / Vice Lieutenant
NATO code Hungarian denomination of rank German translation (Bundeswehr; Bundesheer)
OF-1 Hadnagy (hdgy) lieutenant
OF-1 Főhadnagy (fhdgy) First lieutenant
OF-2 Százados (szds) Captain, staff captain; Captain
OF-3 Őrnagy (őrgy) major
OF-4 Alezredes (alez) Lieutenant colonel
OF-5 Ezredes (ezds) Colonel
OF-6 Dandártábornok (ddtbk) Brigadier general; Brigadier
OF-7 Vezérőrnagy (vörgy) Major general
OF-8 Altábornagy (altbgy) Lieutenant General
OF-9 Vezérezredes (vezds) General; Colonel General

See the structure and organization of the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces

Armed forces

Hungarian soldiers during an exercise in self and comrade help
Hungarian CRC forces

The Hungarian armed forces consist of land and air forces . Since Hungary is a landlocked country , it has no naval forces , but armed inland waterways are in use on the Danube.

army

The army with 270 soldiers and around 45 small speedboats is responsible for the safety of the rivers and inland lakes.

Air Force

The air force has a size of 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers and is mainly deployed on two bases. 14 Saab 39 Gripen jets were leased from Sweden to  replace the last 22  MiG-21s . As a specialty there are three C-17 Globemaster III registered and stationed in Hungary , which are operated by the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing of the Strategic Airlift Capability in Pápa.

See also

Web links

Commons : Hungarian Armed Forces  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c "Defense Expenditure of NATO Countries (2012-2019)", Press Release Communique PR / CP (2019) 069, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, June 29, 2019 (PDF, 128kB)
  2. ↑ http://www.tagesschau.de:80/ausland/natoungarn100.html ( Memento from March 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Defense Minister wants to overcome moral crisis ( Memento from June 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ see also National Report - Hungary 2008