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Gusztáv Vitéz Jány | |
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Born | Rajka, Austria-Hungary | 21 October 1883
Died | 26 November 1947 Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic | (aged 64)
Allegiance |
Austria-Hungary (1905-1918) Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1943) |
Service/ |
Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1905–43 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Unit |
I Corps Second Army |
Battles/wars | |
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Colonel General Vitéz [a] Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary – 26 November 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 by the Supreme Court of Hungary. [1]
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded March 31, 1943.
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Gusztáv Vitéz Jány | |
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Born | Rajka, Austria-Hungary | 21 October 1883
Died | 26 November 1947 Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic | (aged 64)
Allegiance |
Austria-Hungary (1905-1918) Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1943) |
Service/ |
Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1905–43 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Unit |
I Corps Second Army |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
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Colonel General Vitéz [a] Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary – 26 November 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 by the Supreme Court of Hungary. [1]
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded March 31, 1943.