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  • Gusztáv Jány
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  • Colonel General Vitéz 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1905
Birth Date
  • 1883-10-21
Branch
death place
  • Budapest, Hungary
Name
  • Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
Birth Place
  • Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary
Title
  • Commander of the Hungarian Second Army
Awards
  • *
death date
  • 1947-11-26
Rank
  • Vezérezredes
Image size
  • 215
Battles
  • *
Before
  • none
Years
  • --03-01
After
  • Lieutenant-General Géza Lakatos
abstract
  • Colonel General Vitéz 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.