First Army (Hungary)
The Hungarian First Army was a field army of the Royal Hungarian Army that saw action during World War II. == Commanders == Lieutenant-General Vilmos Nagy - March 1, 1940 – February 1, 1941 Lieutenant-General István Schweitzer - February 1, 1941 – August 1, 1942 Lieutenant-General István Náday - August 1, 1942 – April 1, 1944 Lieutenant-General Géza Lakatos - April 1, 1944 – May 15, 1944 Lieutenant-General Károly Beregfy - May 15, 1944 – August 1, 1944 Lieutenant-General Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak - July 25, 1944 – August 1, 1944 (acting) Lieutenant-General Béla Miklós von Dalnoki - August 1, 1944 – October 16, 1944 Lieutenant-General Dezső László - October 16, 1944 – May 8, 1945 == Background == Under Hungarian Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy, Hungary was an Axis state at the beginning of the European conflict. On 1 March 1940, the Hungarian Army formed three field armies.