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{{Short description|Hungarian arms and motorcycle manufacturing company}}
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[[File:Danuvia DV 125.JPG|thumb|Danuvia DV 125]]
'''Danuvia''', known fully as '''Danuvia Engineering Industries Rt.''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Danuvia Gépgyár'', lit. ''Danuvia Machinery Factory''), was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] manufacturer founded in 1920 that produced firearms, munitions, machine tools and motorcycles for the Central and Eastern European armies and markets.
==History==
Danuvia was founded on June 4, 1920, by the [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46)|Hungarian government]] as an alternative to [[Fegyver- és Gépgyár]], to produce arms for the [[Royal Hungarian Army]] and the [[Hungarian People's Army]] over the 20th century in discretion of oversight by the [[Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control]], particularly during the [[interwar period]] and [[World War II]].<ref name="kaliber">{{cite web|url=http://www.kaliberinfo.hu/cikkek/magyar-kezilofegyvergyartas-tortenete-1/ |title= Magyar kézilőfegyvergyártás története 1 |website= kaliberinfo.hu |access-date= July 3, 2022 |author= József Madaras |date= November 11, 2012}}</ref> Hungary at the time was under treaty following the [[Dissolution of Austria-Hungary|defeat and dissolution]] of [[Austria-Hungary]] as a result of the [[Treaty of Trianon]] from [[World War I]], thus the company was originally given the title of ''Danuvia Külkereskedelmi Rt'', lit. ''Danuvia Foreign Trade Co'', and declared a foreign trading company to circumvent the restrictions on military rearmament following the treaty's signature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hungariae.com/Mann31.htm |title= Hungarian Mannlicher 31.M Long Rifles and Rifles |website= hungariae.com |access-date= July 3, 2022}}</ref>
In 1938, [[Hungarian prime minister]] [[Kálmán Darányi]] announced the [[Győr]] armament program, aiming to modernise the equipment and arms of the Royal Hungarian Army. In 1940, Danuvia operated and owned the [[Magyar Lőszerművek]] (lit. ''Hungarian Ammunition Works'') factory in [[Veszprém]] to service this new demand.<ref name="kaliber" /> During World War II, Hungary purchased the licensing rights to various [[Nazi Germany|German]] and other foreign weapons, which were produced at the Danuvia factories. In 1944, Production from the Danuvia factories were largely halted due to the advancement of the [[Red Army]]. Following World War II underneath the jurisdiction of the [[Soviet Union]], Hungarian arms development efforts declined under Soviet efforts for military standardization and preferential treatment for Soviet weaponry by the [[Hungarian Communist Party]] [[General Secretary]] [[Mátyás Rákosi]], such as the mass-produced [[PPSh-41]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://armamentresearch.com/the-hungarian-kucher-k-1-sub-machine-gun/ |title= The Hungarian Kucher K-1 sub-machine gun |website= [[armamentresearch.com]] |access-date= July 3, 2022 |author= Kristóf Nagy |date= January 7, 2020}}</ref>
From 1954 to 1966, Danuvia also manufactured motorcycles. The Danuvia factories were based in the [[Zugló]] district of [[Budapest]], on Angol utca ("English Street"). Danuvia was eventually disbanded in 1998, selling off intellectual property for their products to companies such as [[Intermodul Weapon Shops]].<ref name="hungariae">{{cite web |url=http://www.hungariae.com/DanuVD.htm |title= Hungarian Weapons - Danuvia Pistols |website= hungariae.com |access-date= July 3, 2022}}</ref>
==Products==
During the weapon manufacturing era of Danuvia, the company employed several notable Hungarian firearms designers, including [[Pál Király]], the inventor of the [[Danuvia 39.M]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elfnet.hu/haditechnika/kezifegyverek/danuvia39m.php |title= Danuvia 39 M. |website= elfnet.hu |access-date= July 3, 2022}}</ref> and [[Danuvia 43M submachine gun|Danuvia 43M]] submachine guns, [[József Kucher]], the inventor of the [[Kucher Model K1|Danuvia M53 K1]] submachine gun,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://armamentresearch.com/hungarian-danuvia-k1-for-sale-in-libya-via-social-media/ |title= Hungarian Danuvia K1 for sale in Libya via social media |website= armamentresearch.com |access-date= July 3, 2022 |author= Alex Larkin |date= April 21, 2016}}</ref> and [[Róbert Vörös]], the inventor of the [[Danuvia VD-01]] pistol. Additionally, it was the manufacturer of the [[Danuvia (motorcycle)|Danuvia brand of motorcycles]] from 1954 to 1966.
== References ==
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