Years of service 1903–1936 Battles/wars World War I | Rank Colonel General Name Jozsef Somkuthy | |
Born 20 April 1883
Folt, Kingdom of Hungary ( 1883-04-20 ) Died 18 October 1961 (1961-10-19) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., United States Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary | ||
Jozsef 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 Gombos 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.
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