Gusztáv Jány
| Gusztáv Vitéz Jány | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
October 21, 1883 Rajka, Moson County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
November 26, 1947 (aged 64) Budapest, Hungary |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1905–43 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit |
I Corps Second Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
The native form of this personal name is Jány Gusztáv. This article uses the Western name order.
Colonel General Vitéz[1] Gusztáv Jány (born October 21, 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary; died November 26, 1947 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian officer during World War II who commanded the Hungarian Second Army at the Battle of Stalingrad. After the war, he was found guilty of war crimes and executed by firing squad. He was posthumously exonerated in 1993.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (March 31, 1943)
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kovács, Attila Ótott (2006). Die ungarischen Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes. Ranis: Scherzers Militaer-Verl. ISBN 978-3-938845-02-8.
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| Preceded by none |
Commander of the Hungarian Second Army March 1, 1940 – August 5, 1943 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-General Géza Lakatos |
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