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Paul von Nágy

At the beginning of the war, Oberst Paul von Nágy was in command of the 72. Honved infantry brigade, part of the 37. Honved infantry division of  General Wieber in the V. Corps of General Paul von Puhallo. GM Nagy took control of the 38. Honvéd Infantry Division in November 1914, replacing FML Johann Freiherr Karg von Bebenburg.  Nagy kept this command for less than a month before he was succeeded by FML Sandor Szurmay. Nagy then assumed command of the 20. Honvéd Infantry Division in January 1915, thus replacing FML Johann Nikic, who had departed in December.  Nagy retained this command until July, when he turned it over to GM Géza Lukachich von Somorja, who took control in August.  GM Nagy was granted control of the 40. Honvéd Infantry Division in September 1915, and he led this force all the way to wars' end in November 1918, being promoted to FML along the way. GWS, 11/01 [rev. 3/05] Attention: Visit FEEFHS map room for a Map of Galicia including some of the placenames mentioned here.  Also, see the Map of Volhynia including Lutsk and Kowel (on the far left).  Be sure to open in a separate window to toggle between this page and FEEFHS

Orders of Battle:  Galician Front, Jan. 1915 3. Armee, Gen. d. Inf. Boroevic von Bojna     VII. Korps, Gen. d. Kav. Erzherzog Josef         20. Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. Nagy Orders of Battle:  Galician Front, May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive III. Armee, Gen. d. Inf. von Boroevic VII. Korps, Gen. d. Kav. Erzherzog Josef        20. Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. v. Nagy                     39. Honvéd inf. brig., Oberst Stadler                     81. Honvéd inf. brig., Genmj. Perneczky                     20. field art. brig., Oberst Pohl Orders of Battle:  Bukowina, 15 December 1915 Immediately preceding the winter battles for Czernowitz VII. Armee, GdK Karl Freiherr v. Pflanzer-Baltin Reserves added at the end of January         38. Honvéd inf. div., GM Werz         40. Honvéd inf. div., GM v. Nagy         24. inf. div., GM Urbarz         2. kav. div., GM v. Abele         21. Schützen div., GM Podhajsky Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, June 1916 VII. Armee, Generaloberst Pflanzer-Baltin     XI. Korps, Gen. d. Kav. von Korda        40. Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. Nagy Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, July 1916 VII. Armee, Generaloberst von Pflanzer-Baltin     XI. Korps, Feldmlt. von Habermann        40. Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. Nagy Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, Aug. 1916 Army Group Erzherzog Karl, Feldmlt. Erzherzog Karl Franz Josef VII. Army, Generaloberst von Pflanzer-Baltin     XI. Korps, Feldmlt. von Haberman        40. Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. Nagy Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, July 1917 VII. Armee, Generaloberst Kövess von Kövesshaza     Deutsch Karpathen Korps, Genlt. von Conta        40.  Honvéd inf. div., Genmj. von Nagy