Gusztáv Jány

Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
Gusztáv Vitéz Jány
Born	21 October 1883; Rajka, Austria-Hungary
Died	26 November 1947 (aged 64); Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic
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	World War I; World War II; • 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;

Colonel General Vitéz Gusztáv Jány (born Gusztáv Hautzinger; 21 October 1883 in Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary – 26 November 1947 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian officer during World War II 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.

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