Gusztáv Jány
Gusztáv Vitéz Jány | |
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| Born | 21 October 1883 Rajka, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 26 November 1947 (aged 64) Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic |
| Cause of death | Executed by firing squad |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary (1905–1918) Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1943) |
| Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1905–1943 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | I Corps Second Army |
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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.