Gusztáv Jány

Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
Born	(1883-10-21)October 21, 1883
Died	November 26, 1947(1947-11-26) (aged 64)
Place of birth	Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance	Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch	Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1905–1945
Rank	Vezérezredes
Unit	Hungarian Second Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Voronezh Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

The native form of this personal name is Jány Gusztáv. This article uses the Western name order.

Colonel General Vitéz Gusztáv Jány (born October 21, 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary; died November 26, 1947 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian officer during World War II 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.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (March 31, 1943)

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kovács, Attila Ótott (2006). Die ungarischen Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes. Ranis: Scherzers Militaer-Verl.. ISBN 978-3-938845-02-8.