The 38M Toldi light tank entered into service in 1940. Before that time
the Army had its WWI style armored trains, armored cars and the tiny
Italian FIAT Ansaldo tankettes. The 38M Toldi light tank and its Swedish
origin the L-60 were the same class as the German Pz. II, the Polish
7TP, the Soviet T-40 and T-60 light tanks, designated for reconnaissance
and liaison role. However, at the beginning of the war it was the only
tracked armored vehicles of the Hungarians to fight the Red Army in
1941.
The 38M Toldi light tank was also the first armored vehicle produced by
the Hungarian War Industry during the war.