Gusztáv Jány

Colonel General Vitéz Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary; died 26 November 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 by the Supreme Court of Hungary.

Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
Born	(1883-10-21)21 October 1883 Rajka, Austria-Hungary
Died	26 November 1947(1947-11-26) (aged 64) Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (1905-1918) Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1943)
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1905–43
Rank	Colonel General
Unit	I Corps Second Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II  • First Battle of Voronezh  • Battle of Stalingrad  • Second Battle of Voronezh
Awards	Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Awards

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

References

• 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.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of the Hungarian Second Army 1 March 1940 – 5 August 1943	Succeeded by Lieutenant-General Géza Lakatos