25th SS Grenadier Division Hunyadi (1st Hungarian)

The 25. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS Hunyadi (ungarische Nr.1.) was a Hungarian unit of the Waffen-SS. It was founded on November 2, 1944 in Hungary.

The division personnel was formed from Hungarian volunteers, mainly army men, youngsters of Levente Institution and civilians. Officers and NCOs were transferred to the division by both the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS and the Hungarian Honvédség.

Commanders

* SS-Standartenführer Thomas Müller
* Waffen-Gruppenführer der SS József Grassy

Order of Battle

* Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 61
* Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 62
* Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment der SS 63
* Waffen-Artillerie-Regiment der SS 25
* Waffen-PanzerJäger-Abteilung der SS 25
* Waffen-Versorgungs-Regiment der SS 25
* Waffen-Schi-Bataillon der SS 25

Chronological History

* November 2 1944: The division formed on paper by SS-Führungshauptamt
* November 18: 10 000 volunteers moved to area Bruck (Austria)
* December 12: Finishing transfer to Neuhammer Training Camp
* December 19: Arms distributed to division

References

Kovács Zoltán András--Számvéber Norbert: "A Waffen-SS Magyarországon" (The Waffen-SS in Hungary), Paktum, Budapest (2001), ISBN 963-00-8608-5

Kosaras Péter Ákos: "Magyarok a Waffen-SS kötelékében" (Hungarians in the Waffen-SS), Nemzetek Európája Kiadó, Budapest (2005), ISBN 963-86489-2-9