Workers' Militia
The Workers' Militia was a paramilitary organization in the Hungarian People's Republic from 1956 to 1989.
History
Pre-1956
Similar worker-guard organizations existed before 1956 in various socialist countries, partly to the circumvent closing of the Second World War peace treaties, in part to provide more actionable, non-regular "popular" groups than the armed forces.Formation
Following the quelled Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Revolutionary Workers'-Peasants' Government ordered on February 18, 1957 the formation of the Workers' Militia. It replaced the revolutionary regime's special police force. The slate-grey uniformed and armed Militia's aim was to defend the means of production. It was a voluntary service, but obviously offered some career advantages. Starting with 20,000 members, it gradually developed into a large armed force, although they were never deployed.The first commander of the organization was Lajos Halász, followed by Árpád Papp, then lastly Sándor Borbély.
On October 31, 1989, a referendum was held with the question: "Should the Workers' Militia be disbanded?". The answer was an overwhelming Yes, a result which confirmed the previously-adopted law.
Ranks
Body position markings
| Insignia | |||||||||||||
| Title | Főrevizor | Főügyeletes | Főügyeletes-helyettes | Kapuügyeletes | Csoportvezető | Szolgálatvezető | Törzscsoport munkatárs | Törzscsoport közvetlen állomány | Egységtörzs munkatárs I. | Egységtörzs munkatárs II. | Egységtörzs munkatárs III. | Egységtörzs állomány | Beosztott állomány |
| English | Controller | The main on call | Principal deputy on duty | Gate duty | Group leader | Service Director | Core group associate | Strain group direct stock | Unit Staff Fellow I | Unit Staff Fellow II | Unit Staff Fellow III | Unit stock | Subordinate staff |
Command position markings
| Insignia | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Országos parancsnok | Országos parancsnok-helyettes | Parancsnok | Parancsnok-helyettes | Csoportvezető főtiszt | Egységparancsnok | Egységparancsnok-helyettes | Szolgálatvezető | Beosztott századparancsnok-helyettes | Század szolgálatvezető | Szakaszparancsnok | Szakaszparancsnok-helyettes | Rajparancsnok | Beosztott munkásőr állomány |
| English | National Commander | Deputy National Commander | Commander | Deputy Commander | Group Chief Officer | Unit Commander | Deputy Unit Commander | Service Director | Deputy Commander in Chief | Century Chief of Staff | Platoon Commander | Deputy Section Commander | Squad Leader | Subordinate worker guard |