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| Gusztáv Vitéz Jány | |
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| Born | (1883-10-21)21 October 1883 Rajka, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 26 November 1947(1947-11-26) (aged 64) Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic |
| Cause of death | Executed by firing squad |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (1905-1918)  Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1943) |
| Service |  Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1905–43 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | I Corps Second Army |
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Colonel General Vitéz Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 – 26 November 1947) was a Hungarian military officer during the Second World War 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 by the Supreme Court of Hungary.
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The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded March 31, 1943.
Notes
- "Vitéz" is a title given to members of the Hungarian Knightly Order of Vitéz.
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kovács, Attila Ótott (2006). Die ungarischen Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes. Ranis: Scherzers Militaer-Verl. ISBN 978-3-938845-02-8.
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| Preceded bynone | Commander of the Hungarian Second Army 1 March 1940 – 5 August 1943 |
Succeeded byLieutenant-General Géza Lakatos |
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