Years of service 1905–43 Name Gusztav Jany Unit I Corps, Second Army | Rank Colonel General Role Officer commanding | |
Born October 21, 1883
Rajka, Moson County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary ( 1883-10-21 ) Allegiance Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
Kingdom of Hungary Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of Voronezh
Battle of Stalingrad Died November 26, 1947, Budapest, Hungary Awards Iron Cross, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, World War II, Battle of Voronezh, Battle of Stalingrad Service/branch Austro-Hungarian Army, Royal Hungarian Army Similar People Miklos Horthy, Hermann Hoth, Joseph Stalin, Italo Gariboldi, Petre Dumitrescu | ||
Colonel General Vitez Gusztav Jany (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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