Gusztáv Jány

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Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
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Born (1883-10-21)October 21, 1883
Rajka, Moson County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
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Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance  Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service 1905–43
Rank Colonel General
Unit I Corps
Second Army
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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

References

  1. "Vitéz" is a title given to members of the Hungarian Knightly Order of Vitéz.
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Military offices
Preceded by
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Commander of the Hungarian Second Army
March 1, 1940 – August 5, 1943
Succeeded by
Lieutenant-General Géza Lakatos


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