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Gusztáv Jány

1883 - 1947

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gusztáv Jány is the 473rd most popular military personnel (up from 584th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 150th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gusztáv Jány ranks 473 out of 2,058. Before him are Jan Kubiš, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, Tamon Yamaguchi, Maher al-Assad, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Herberts Cukurs. After him are Emilio De Bono, Artur Phleps, Ernst von Mansfeld, Josef Harpe, Gan Ning, and Yamagata Aritomo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Gusztáv Jány ranks 50. Before him are Döme Sztójay, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Giovanni Messe, Max Linder, Alexandros Papagos, and Ivan Meštrović. After him are Gino Severini, Marie Laurencin, Alexander Yegorov, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Lauri Kristian Relander, and Nikolay Krestinsky. Among people deceased in 1947, Gusztáv Jány ranks 52. Before him are Luigi Russolo, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Albert Marquet, Reynaldo Hahn, Paul P. Harris, and Manolete. After him are Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Karel Čurda, Black Dahlia, Franz Böhme, and Franz Seldte.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Gusztáv Jány ranks 136 out of 1,077. Before him are Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Gyula Grosics (1926), George II Rákóczi (1621), Mária Telkes (1900), Gyula Horn (1932), and Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000). After him are Prince Álmos (1070), Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), John Harsanyi (1920), John Corvinus (1473), and Miklós Jancsó (1921).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Hungary

Among military personnels born in Hungary, Gusztáv Jány ranks 2. Before him are George I Rákóczi (1593). After him are Gyula Cseszneky (1914), Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary (1817), Ludwig von Benedek (1804), Maximilian de Angelis (1889), Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin (1855), and András Toma (1925).

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