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.
Awards and decorations
1st rowOrder of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Grand Cross on war ribbon with swordsOrder of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Grand CrossGolden Military Merit Medal on military peacetime ribbonOrder of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross with Star2nd rowOrder of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Officer's CrossMilitary Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swordsMilitary Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swordsSilver Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords3rd rowSilver Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swordsBronze Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swordsFire Cross 2nd class with wreathNational Defence Cross4th rowHungarian World War I Commemorative MedalLong Service Crosses for Officers 1st classTransylvania Commemorative Medal1908 Jubilee Cross5th rowMobilization Cross 1912/13Iron Cross 2nd Class (1939–1945)Order of the Crown of Italy Knight Grand CrossOrder of the German Eagle with star6th rowOrder of the Crown of Italy Commander's CrossIron Cross 2nd Class (1914, with 1939 clasp)Gallipoli StarWar Commemorative Medal (Austria)Neck BadgeKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossBadgeBadge of the Order of Vitéz
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded March 31, 1943.
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