Jenő Major

Jenő Major
Jenő Major
Born	6 August 1891; Baksa, Baranya County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died	13 January 1972 (aged 80); Sonthofen, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) ; Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army; Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1912-1945
Rank	Vezérezredes (Colonel General)
Commands held	Hungarian Second Army
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II

Jenő Major (6 August 1891 – 13 January 1972) was a Hungarian military officer, who served as the last Commander of the Hungarian Second Army during the Second World War.

After the destruction of his Army, he became Inspector-General of the Hungarian Army in Germany. He avoided extradition to Hungary and lived the remainder of his life in West Germany.

Works

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References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
[www.generals.dk/general/Major/Jëno/Hungary.html Generals.dk]

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant-General Lajos Veress	Commander of the Hungarian Second Army 16 October 1944 – 13 November 1944	Succeeded by army destroyed

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