4th Mechanised Infantry Division

4. Gépesített Lövészhadosztály

Military Unit: 1394

Activated 17.11.55 in Gyöngyös, Hungary, as the 4th Mechanised Division.

17.2.57 renamed 4th Motorised Infantry Division.

1.9.73 renamed 4th Mechanised Infantry Division.

Organisation 1980:

• 6th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Eger, Hungary)
• 53rd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Szabadszallas, Hungary)
• 80th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Eger, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 35th Tank Regiment (Verpelet, Hungary)
• 50th Artillery Regiment (Jaszbereny, Hungary)
• 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Karcag, Hungary)
• 92nd Missile Battalion (Jaszbereny, Hungary)
• 12th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Karcag, Hungary)
• 24th Reconnaissance Battalion (Eger, Hungary)
• 16th Engineer Battalion (Szolnok, Hungary)
• 20th Communications Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 4th Radio-Technical Company (Verpelet, Hungary)
• 72nd Chemical Defence Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 85th Repair Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 51st Medical Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 63rd Supply Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)

Organisation 1987:

• 6th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Eger, Hungary)
• 53rd Motorised Infantry Regiment (Szabadszallas, Hungary)
• 80th Motorised Infantry Regiment (Eger, Hungary) - mobilisation
• 35th Tank Regiment (Verpelet, Hungary)
• 50th Artillery Regiment (Jaszbereny, Hungary)
• 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Karcag, Hungary)
• 92nd Missile Battalion (Jaszbereny, Hungary)
• 12th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Karcag, Hungary)
• 24th Reconnaissance Battalion (Eger, Hungary)
• 16th Engineer Battalion (Szolnok, Hungary)
• 20th Communications Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 4th Radio-Technical Company (Verpelet, Hungary)
• 72nd Chemical Defence Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 85th Repair Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 51st Medical Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)
• 63rd Supply Battalion (Gyöngyös, Hungary)

31.8.87 renamed 80th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, and units were re-organised into the new corps structure.

Divisional coordinates:

• Gyöngyös barracks [US designation: Gyongyos Army Barracks Zalka Mate 001]: 47 46 37N, 19 56 07E (Divisional HQ, 20th Communications Battalion, 72nd Chemical Defence Battalion, 85th Repair Battalion, 51st Medical Battalion and 63rd Supply Battalion)
• Eger barracks [US designation: Eger Army Barracks Dobo Istvan 001]: 47 54 14N, 20 21 46E (6th Motorised Infantry Regiment and 24th Reconnaissance Battalion)
• Eger barracks [US designation: Eger Army Barracks Bem Jozsef 002]: 47 54 03N, 20 21 54E (80th Motorised Infantry Regiment)
• Szabadszallas barracks [US designation: Szabadszallas Army Barracks 001/002]: 46 53 25N, 19 12 57E (53rd Motorised Infantry Regiment)
• Verpelet barracks [US designation: Verpelet Army Barracks Bem Jozsef 001]: 47 50 56N, 20 12 25E (35th Tank Regiment and 4th Radio-Technical Company)
• Jaszbereny barracks {US designation: Jaszbereny Army Barracks Dosza Gyorgy 001]: 47 29 17N, 19 53 16E (50th Artillery Regiment and 92nd Missile Battalion)
• Karcag barracks [Karcag Army Barracks 001]: 47 18 22N, 20 56 27E (6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and 12th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 3700 men, 188 T-54/55, 196 FUG-70 (D-944), 78 122mm M-30, 18 152mm D-1

Subordination:

• 5th Army, 1961 - 11.66
• 3rd Army Corps, 1.11.66 - 1987

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Cadre High Strength (US terms: Category III).