Pál Prónay
Pál Prónay | |
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Pál Prónay, commander during the White Terror in Hungary. His name is synonymous with the cruelty and lawlessness after the failed Communist coup d'état. | |
| Born | Pál Prónay de Tótpróna et Blatnicza November 2, 1874 |
| Died | 1947 or 1948 (aged 72/73/74) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
Pál Prónay de Tótpróna et Blatnicza (November 2, 1874 – 1947 or 1948) was a Hungarian reactionary and paramilitary commander in the years following the First World War. He is considered to have been the most brutal of the Hungarian National Army officers who led the White Terror that followed Hungary's brief 1919 Communist coup d'état.