Gusztáv Jány

Gusztáv Vitéz Jány

Born	(1883-10-21)October 21, 1883 Rajka, Moson County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died	November 26, 1947(1947-11-26) (aged 64) Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Kingdom of Hungary
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 Battle of Voronezh Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Colonel General VitézGusztáv 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.