The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General Gustáv Jány

Jány, Gustáv

Colonel-General

* 21st of October 1883

† 26th of November 1947

Promotions

1934-11-01 Major-General
1937-11-01 Lieutenant-General
1941-05-01 General of Infantry

Service

1928-XX-XX 1931-XX-XX Chief of Staff 2nd Mixed Brigade
1931-09-01 1936-08-01 Commandant of the Royal Hungarian Ludovika Academy
1936-08-01 1936-11-01 Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Mixed Brigade
1936-11-01 1938-05-24 Commanding Officer 3rd Mixed Brigade
1938-05-24 1939-02-01 Chief of the Military Chancellery
1939-02-01 1940-03-01 General Officer Commanding I Corps
1940-03-01 1943-08-01 General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Eastern Front]
1943-11-01 Retired
1947-11-26 Condemned to death and executed
Picture source: Courtesy of Ernesto Vitetti