It was initially part of the CL International Brigade which was disbanded on 4 August 1937, and thereafter the battalion became part of the XIII International Brigade.[2]
The Battalion's first action (with 288 men) was in the Huesca Offensive in June 1937. The battalion became trapped by machine-gun fire and lost a quarter of its men. Their commander, Ákos Hevesi, and political commissar, Imre Tarr, were both killed as they led from the front.[3]
At the start of the Battle of the Ebro, on 25 July 1938, the battalion led the XIII International Brigade and 35th Division across the river near Ascó, initially advancing quickly.[4]
Personneledit
Ákos Hevesi – Hungary. Commander. Killed in the Huesca Offensive, June 1937[3]
László Rajk – Hungary. Political commissar. Became Hungarian foreign secretary, was accused of espionage, and shot after a show trial in Hungary in 1949. [6]
Imre Tarr – Hungary. Political commissar. Killed in the Huesca Offensive, June 1937[3]
rákosi, battalion, volunteer, unit, founded, april, 1937, formed, predominantly, hungarians, fought, international, brigade, xiii, international, brigade, during, spanish, civil, 1936, battalion, named, after, mátyás, rákosi, then, political, prisoner, miklós,. The Rakosi Battalion was a volunteer unit founded in April 1937 1 It was formed predominantly of Hungarians who fought in the CL International Brigade and the XIII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War 1936 39 The battalion was named after Matyas Rakosi then a political prisoner in Miklos Horthy s Hungary later leader of the Hungarian People s Republic Rakosi BattalionActive1937 1938Country Spanish RepublicBranchInternational BrigadesTypeInfantry battalionPart ofCL International BrigadeXIII International BrigadeEngagementsHuesca OffensiveAragon OffensiveBattle of the EbroCommandersNotablecommandersAkos Hevesi It was initially part of the CL International Brigade which was disbanded on 4 August 1937 and thereafter the battalion became part of the XIII International Brigade 2 The Battalion s first action with 288 men was in the Huesca Offensive in June 1937 The battalion became trapped by machine gun fire and lost a quarter of its men Their commander Akos Hevesi and political commissar Imre Tarr were both killed as they led from the front 3 At the start of the Battle of the Ebro on 25 July 1938 the battalion led the XIII International Brigade and 35th Division across the river near Asco initially advancing quickly 4 Personnel editAkos Hevesi Hungary Commander Killed in the Huesca Offensive June 1937 3 Ferenc Munnich Hungary Political commissar Became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Hungary from 1958 to 1961 5 Laszlo Rajk Hungary Political commissar Became Hungarian foreign secretary was accused of espionage and shot after a show trial in Hungary in 1949 6 Imre Tarr Hungary Political commissar Killed in the Huesca Offensive June 1937 3 See also editXIII International Brigade CL International BrigadeReferences edit Clifford Alexander 2020 Fighting for Spain Yorkshire Pen amp Sword Military p 239 ISBN 978 1 52677 438 5 Tremlett 2020 p 385 a b c Tremlett Giles 2020 The International Brigades London Bloomsbury Publishing p 321 ISBN 978 1 4088 5398 6 Tremlett 2020 p 473 Thomas p 927 Thomas p 926 Beevor Antony The Battle for Spain 2006 Copeman Fred Reason in Revolt 1948 Eby Cecil Comrades and Commissars 2007 Gurney Jason Crusade in Spain 1974 Thomas Hugh The Spanish Civil War 4th Rev Ed 2001 nbsp This article about the Spanish Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rakosi Battalion amp oldid 1146383068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
