János Vörös

János Vörös (25 March 1891 – 23 July 1968) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence in the unofficial Interim National Government which led by Béla Miklós. He fought in the First World War at the Eastern Front and the Italian Campaign. He was appointed as Chief of Army Staff on 19 March 1944, when the Nazis occupied Hungary. Later Vörös joined to the Red Army which arrived to Hungary's eastern border.

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

János Vörös
Born	(1891-03-25)25 March 1891 Csabrendek, Veszprém County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 July 1968(1968-07-23) (aged 77) Balatonfüred, Veszprém County, Hungarian People's Republic
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1911-1946
Rank	Vezérezredes (Colonel General)
Unit	7th Field Artillery Regiment, Army corps Szombathely, Second Motorist Brigade, Second Corps Székesfehérvár
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

He was the signer of the Moscow armistice convention as one of the members of the Interim Government delegation. In 1946 he was retired by them his own request. During his 58th birthday (1949) he was arrested with the charge of spying by the military investigation service. The Military Court sentenced Vörös to life imprisonment him in 1950. He left prison in 1956, and died in 1968 in Balatonfüred.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Károly Beregfy	Minister of Defence 1944–1945	Succeeded by Jenő Tombor
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel-General Ferenc Szombathelyi	Chief of the General Staff 20 April 1944 – 16 October 1944	Succeeded by Colonel-General Károly Beregfy
Preceded by Colonel-General Károly Beregfy	Chief of the General Staff 15 November 1945 – 1 September 1946	Succeeded by Vacant