Hungarian People's Army

Hungarian People's Army
Magyar Néphadsereg
Insignia of the Hungarian People's Army
Infantry flag of the Hungarian People's Army (1957–1990)
Founded1 June 1951
Disbanded14 March 1990
Service branchesSurface Forces
Air Defence Forces
HeadquartersBudapest
Leadership
Chairman of the Presidential CouncilBrunó Ferenc Straub (last)
Minister of DefenceFerenc Kárpáti (last)
Chief of General StaffLászló Borsits (last)
Personnel
Active personnel100,000 (1989)
Deployed personnel Czechoslovakia
Industry
Foreign suppliers Soviet Union
 Cuba
 Vietnam
Related articles
History
RanksRanks of the Hungarian People's Army

The Hungarian People's Army (Hungarian: Magyar Néphadsereg) or the HPA was the military of the Hungarian People's Republic and the armed branch of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 1951 to 1990. It only saw combat in a foreign country once during its existence, which was assisting the Soviet Union in crushing the Prague Spring. It maintained close ties to the Warsaw Pact along with other Eastern Bloc countries. It dissolved in 1989 and retained its current form through the Hungarian Defence Forces.