Dezső László
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Colonel General Vitéz Dezső László (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɛʒø ˈviteːz ˈlaːslo], 23 July 1894, Lovászpatona, – 8 June 1949, Budapest) was a captain during World War I and general during World War II.[1] He was executed by the People's Republic of Hungary in 1949.
Dezső László | |
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| Native name | László Dezső |
| Born | 23 July 1894 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 8 June 1949 (aged 54) Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (until 1918)  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1945 |
| Rank | Vezérezredes (Colonel General) |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
AwardsEdit
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (3 March 1945)[2]
ReferencesEdit
CitationsEdit
- ^ Knightly Order of Vitéz. Vitéz László Dezső. Accessed on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000.
BibliographyEdit
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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 by Lieutenant-General Béla Miklós |
Commander of the Hungarian First Army 16 October 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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