The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General 2nd Rank Jozef Turanec

Turanec, Jozef

General 2nd Rank

* 7th of March 1892

† 9th of March 1957

(Slovakian)

Promotions

1939-05-17 Lieutenant-Colonel (Slovakian Army)
1940-01-01 Colonel (Slovakian Army)
1942-01-01 General 2nd Rank (Slovakian Army)

Service

1939-03-14 1940-10-XX Representative of the Minister of National Defence, Slovakian Army
1940-11-19 1941-06-22 Commanding Officer 1st Division District, , Slovakian Army
1941-06-22 1941-08-03 Commanding Officer 1st Division, Slovakian Army
1941-08-03 1941-11-27 Commanding Officer Slovakian Motorized Division, Slovakian Army
1942-04-25 1942-09-23 Commanding Officer Slovakian Motorized Division, Slovakian Army
1943-01-01 1944-01-15 Head of Military Administration, Ministry of National Defence, Slovakian Army
1944-08-27 1944-08-29 Minister of National Defence, Slovakian Army
1944-08-29 1944-09-XX Arrested
1944-09-XX 1947-02-XX Prisoner of War [Soviet Union]
1947-02-XX 1947-12-10 Arrested
1947-12-10 Condemned to death
1949-05-31 Sentence changed to 30 years imprisonment
1957-03-09 Died in prison
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