József Somkuthy

József Somkuthy
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Born	20 April 1883 (1883-04-20)
Died	18 October 1961 (1961-10-19) (aged 78)
Place of birth	Folt, Kingdom of Hungary
Place of death	Washington, D.C., United States
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service	1903–1936
Rank	Colonel General
Battles/wars	World War I

József Somkuthy (20 April 1883 – 18 October 1961) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence for a month in 1936. From 1935 he was the Chief of Army Staff. After the death of Gyula Gömbös he resigned along with the whole members of the cabinet. He was retired. His remaining fate is unknown.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon