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József Somkuthy
Somkuthy in 1935
Born(1883-04-20)20 April 1883
Folt, Kingdom of Hungary
Died18 October 1961(1961-10-18) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., United States
Allegiance  Austria-Hungary
  Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service1903–1936
RankColonel General
Battles/warsWorld War I

József Somkuthy (20 April 1883 – 18 October 1961) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence for a month in 1936. From 1935 he was the Chief of Army Staff. After the death of Gyula Gömbös he resigned along with the whole members of the cabinet. He was retired. He emigrated to the United States in 1950, settling in Washington, D.C.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
1936
Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
Colonel-General Kamilló Kárpáthy
Chief of the General Staff
January 1935 – 2 September 1936
Succeeded by
Lieutenant-General Jenő Rátz


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

József Somkuthy
Somkuthy in 1935
Born(1883-04-20)20 April 1883
Folt, Kingdom of Hungary
Died18 October 1961(1961-10-18) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., United States
Allegiance  Austria-Hungary
  Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service1903–1936
RankColonel General
Battles/warsWorld War I

József Somkuthy (20 April 1883 – 18 October 1961) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence for a month in 1936. From 1935 he was the Chief of Army Staff. After the death of Gyula Gömbös he resigned along with the whole members of the cabinet. He was retired. He emigrated to the United States in 1950, settling in Washington, D.C.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
1936
Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
Colonel-General Kamilló Kárpáthy
Chief of the General Staff
January 1935 – 2 September 1936
Succeeded by
Lieutenant-General Jenő Rátz



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