Jenő Major

Jenő Major (6 August 1891 – 13 January 1972) was a Hungarian military officer, who served as the last Commander of the Hungarian Second Army during the Second World War.

Jenő Major
Born	(1891-08-06)6 August 1891 Baksa, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	13 January 1972(1972-01-13) (aged 80) Sonthofen, West Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1912-1945
Rank	Vezérezredes (Colonel General)
Commands held	Hungarian Second Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

The native form of this personal name is Major Jenő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

After the destruction of his Army, he became Inspector-General of the Hungarian Army in Germany. He avoided extradition to Hungary and lived the remainder of his life in West Germany.

Works

• Emléktöredékek - Visszaemlékezés az 1944. március és 1945. július közötti háborús eseményekre, Petit Real, Budapest, 2000.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• [www.generals.dk/general/Major/Jëno/Hungary.html Generals.dk]