1st Parachute Battalion (Hungary) explained

Unit Name:	1st Parachute Battalion
Dates:	1 October 1939 - 1945
Branch:	Royal Hungarian Army
Type:	Paratrooper
Size:	Battalion
Battles:	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Budapest Offensive Siege of Budapest
Notable Commanders:	Captain Vitéz Bertalan

The 1st Parachute Battalion was a unit of the Royal Hungarian Army that was formed on 1 October 1939.^[1] It participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. During the Siege of Budapest, the battalion suffered a 40% casualty rate and lost another 10% of its soldiers during the withdrawal.^[2]

References

Web site: Balkan Operations Orders of Battle 5th April 1941 . 24 April 2014 . Dr. Leo Niehorster . 2013 . Niehorster . Dr. Leo. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424064037/http://www.ordersofbattle.darkscape.net/site/ww2/drleo/500_eto/_41-04_balkans.htm . 24 April 2014 .