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The '''Hungarian First Army''' was a Hungarian field army whichof the [[Royal Hungarian Army]] that saw action during [[World War II]].

* Lieutenant-General [[István Schweitzer]] - February 1, 1941 – August 1, 1942

* Lieutenant-General [[István NadayNáday]] - August 1, 1942 – April 1, 1944

Under [[Regent of Hungary|Hungarian Regent]], Admiral [[Miklós Horthy]], [[Hungary]] was an [[Axis Powers|Axis]] state at the beginning of the [[Europe]]an conflict. On 1 March 1940, the small [[Royal Hungarian Army|Hungarian Army]] formed three field armies. All three Hungarian armies were to ultimately seesaw action on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] against the [[Red Army]]. But, unlikeUnlike the [[Hungarian Third Army]] which took part in the [[invasion of Yugoslavia]] (1941) and the [[Hungarian Second Army]] that fought at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] (1942), the Hungarian First Army did not see much combat at the start of the war.

The troops of the Hungarian First Army, like all Hungarian troops, were part of the one-million-plus non-German [[Axis troops]] on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]. While the majority of these Axis troops were [[Romania during World War II|Romanian]], there were also significant contingents of Hungarians, Finns, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Italians, SlovakiansSlovaks, Croatians, Frenchmen, Danes, Norwegians, Belgians, and Spaniards.

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By 30 April 1944, the Hungarian First Army was used to bolster Army Group South Ukraine. This army group was pushed back during the [[Second Battle of Târgu Frumos|Battle of Târgul Frumos]] in May 1944. The Hungarians were placed in defensive positions north of the [[Romanian Fourth Army]] and south of Army Group North Ukraine.

From 13 July to 29 July 1944, the Hungarian First Army fought against the Soviet [[Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive]]. At this time the Hungarians were attached to the [[1st Panzer Army|German First Panzer Army]] commanded by Colonel-General (''[[Generaloberst]]'') [[Gotthard Heinrici]], which, in turn, was part of Army Group North Ukraine.

Later in 1944, [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] troops entered Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary. The Romanians capitulated. The Bulgarians capitulated. The Hungarians tried to capitulate twice., but But they did so unsuccessllyunsuccessfully. In the end, the Hungarian First Army continued its precarious existence.

Between 1 January and 16 February 1945, most of what remained of the Hungarian First Army was over-runoverrun, bypassed, or destroyed about 200 kilometers north of Budapest when the Soviet 40th Army advanced through the area. But, even after this, the Hungarian First Army did not cease to exist. The remnants fought on as an attachment to [[Gotthard Heinrici|Heinrici]]'s [[1st Panzer Army|German First Panzer Army]]. Fighting as they went, they moved progressively westward into [[Slovakia]]. The army was not officially disbanded until 8 May 1945, the end of the war. That is when the last commander of the Hungarian First Army, Lieutenant-General László Dezső, surrendered.

* [[Hungary during the Secondin World War II]]

* [[Military of Hungary#Mid-twentieth century|Military of Hungary]] -– 1940/45

* [[Second Vienna Award#Afterwards|Second Vienna Award]] -– 1940

* [[Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive]] -– 1944

* [[Battle of Budapest]] -– 1944/451944–45

* [[Hungarian Second Army (Hungary)]]

* [[Hungarian Third Army (Hungary)]]

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