Gusztáv Jány

Colonel General Vitéz Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 – 26 November 1947) was a Hungarian military officer during the Second World War 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
Cause of death	Executed by firing squad
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	First World War Second World War First Battle of Voronezh Battle of Stalingrad Second Battle of Voronezh
Awards	Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Grand Cross on war ribbon with swords 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 and decorations

1st row	Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Grand Cross on war ribbon with swords	Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Grand Cross	Golden Military Merit Medal on military peacetime ribbon	Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross with Star
2nd row	Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Officer's Cross	Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swords	Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swords	Silver Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords
3rd row	Silver Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords	Bronze Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords	Fire Cross 2nd class with wreath	National Defence Cross
4th row	Hungarian World War I Commemorative Medal	Long Service Crosses for Officers 1st class	Transylvania Commemorative Medal	1908 Jubilee Cross
5th row	Mobilization Cross 1912/13	Iron Cross 2nd Class (1939–1945)	Order of the Crown of Italy Knight Grand Cross	Order of the German Eagle with star
6th row	Order of the Crown of Italy Commander's Cross	Iron Cross 2nd Class (1914, with 1939 clasp)	Gallipoli Star	War Commemorative Medal (Austria)
Neck Badge	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Badge	Badge of the Order of Vitéz

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded 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.