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Diósgyőri Gépgyár

Diósgyőri Gépgyár, usually shortened to DIGÉP, was a historic Miskolc machine factory that grew out of Diósgyőr's heavy-industrial base. Its defense-industrial lineage includes Hungarian licensed production and modification work behind the 82 mm 2B9 Vasilek, 2B9M Vasilek, and DE-82 automatic mortar family.

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Diósgyőri Gépgyár was one of Hungary's major machine-building works. The plant began construction in 1915 on the west side of the Diósgyőr steelworks complex and later became a broad industrial combine with machine-tool, transport, and machinery production.

The factory's defense legacy reaches the Hungarian 2B9 Vasilek production line. ARES says Hungary licensed manufacture in 1973 and that the state-owned DIGÉP company in Miskolc modified the weapon into the 2B9M variant; Haditechnikai Intézet separately describes the later DE-82 as a DIGÉP and HTI development based on the 2B9M.

Gear manufacturingPrecision machiningMachine toolsLicensed military production

Notable Systems

82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar, 82 mm automatic gun-mortar, Artillery

82 mm 2B9 Vasilek / 2B9M Vasilek

82 mm automatic gun-mortar

ARES says Hungary licensed the 2B9 in 1973 and that DIGÉP in Miskolc modified the weapon into the 2B9M configuration.

Sources: ARES 2B9M Vasilek
82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar, 82 mm automatic gun-mortar, Artillery

DE-82 automatic mortar

82 mm automatic gun-mortar

Haditechnikai Intézet describes the DE-82 as a DIGÉP-planned derivative of the 2B9M, developed with HTI for export-market requirements and hot, sandy operating environments.

Sources: HTI DE-82 automatic mortar

Manufacturer History

  1. Factory construction begins

    Greenpeace's DIGÉP history notes that the new plant was built in 1915 on the west side of the Diósgyőr industrial complex.

    Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history

  2. Merged into the larger Diósgyőr works

    Greenpeace says the factory was merged with the old works in 1946 and continued as one of the site's industrial units.

    Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history

  3. DIGÉP name adopted

    Greenpeace records the 1963 consolidation of the three plant units under the Diósgyőri Gépgyár name.

    Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history

  4. Hungarian 2B9 license obtained

    ARES reports that Hungary received a Soviet licence to manufacture the 2B9 in 1973.

    Sources: ARES 2B9M Vasilek

  5. 2B9M production documentation arrives in Miskolc

    ARES says two specialists brought the production documentation to Miskolc in 1974, where DIGÉP modified the weapon into the 2B9M.

    Sources: ARES 2B9M Vasilek

  6. Liquidation begins

    Greenpeace says the factory became insolvent in 1990 and liquidation began that same year.

    Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history

  7. Former site becomes an industrial park

    Greenpeace says the Digép Ipari Park was created on the former DIGÉP site in 1998, with about 60 small and medium-size companies active there by 2012.

    Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history

Predecessors
Diósgyőri Magyar Királyi Vas- és Acélgyár
Successors
Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft.
Website links
Official siteIntroductionContact

Diósgyőri Gépgyár is a historical, now-defunct industrial manufacturer whose name appears in several Hungarian and English variants. The live Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. website explicitly traces that company's lineage to the late DIGÉP plant. The headquarters and map point reflect the former factory site in Miskolc rather than a current corporate office. Available sources describe industrial history and product lineage, not combat use.

Manufacturer Sources

  • DFG introductionPublisher: Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. | Note: Supports the modern successor company's self-description as formed from the late Diósgyőri Gépgyár and its gear-manufacturing focus. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • DFG contactPublisher: Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. | Note: Supports the Miskolc site address and coordinates used for the former DIGÉP plant location. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Greenpeace DIGÉP historyPublisher: Greenpeace Magyarország | Note: Supports the 1915 construction date, the 1946 merger, the 1963 reorganization under the DIGÉP name, and the 1990 liquidation of the factory. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • ARES 2B9M VasilekPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports the 1973 Hungarian licence to manufacture the 2B9 and the 1974 Miskolc documentation handoff that led DIGÉP to modify the system into the 2B9M. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • HTI DE-82 automatic mortarPublisher: Haditechnikai Intézet | Note: Supports DIGÉP's 2B9 licensed production, the mid-1980s DE-82 development plan, and the DIGÉP-HTI development contract for the 82 mm DE-82 automatic mortar. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Commons DIGÉP hallPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear CC0 image of an abandoned hall at the former Diósgyőri Gépgyár site in Miskolc. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar, 82 mm automatic gun-mortar, Artillery1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 more82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar82 mm automatic gun-mortarBuilt in: Soviet Union; Hungary; ChinaThe 82 mm 2B9 Vasilek is a Soviet automatic gun-mortar that combines mortar trajectories with clip-fed rapid fire from a wheeled carriage. Source-backed conflict records place the family in Soviet-Afghan fire-support accounts, Syrian government and opposition use, Russian-side use in Ukraine, and captured Armenian equipment in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.