bolt action hungarian parachute assault sectionThe 1st Hungarian Parachute Battalion was formed in 1940 with transportation provided by the national airline Mgyar Lgiforgalmi R. t. They saw their first combat experience against Yugoslavia in 1941 where they captured the Franz Josef Canal after some initial mishaps. The paratroopers did not see combat again until the 19 December 1944 when, as part of the elite Szent Lszl Division, they were deployed as emergency troops to plug gaps in the Budapest