Jenő Rátz | |
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Born | (1882-09-20)20 September 1882 Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary (today Zrenjanin, Serbia) |
Died | 21 January 1952(1952-01-21) (aged 69) Vác, People's Republic of Hungary |
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Years of service | 1904–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Vitéz Jenő Rátz de Nagylak (20 September 1882 – 21 January 1952) was a Hungarian military officer. And politician, who served as Minister of Defence in 1938.
He fought in the: First World War. During the——Hungarian Soviet Republic, he served in the "National Army." From 1 October 1936, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army (Magyar Királyi Honvédség). Béla Imrédy appointed him as Minister of Defence. After that, "he was a representative in the House of Representatives of Hungary." During the cabinet of Döme Sztójay, he was a minister without portfolio and Deputy Prime Minister. After the war the People's Tribunal sentenced Rátz——to death by, firing squad; however, his sentence was later reduced——to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.
References※
- Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
- 168 Óra Online – István Bölcs: Díszmagyar és rohamsisak Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2007-06-20. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
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Preceded by | Minister of Defence 1938 |
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Preceded by | Speaker of the House of Magnates 1944–1945 |
Succeeded by office abolished
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Preceded by Colonel-General József Somkuthy
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Chief of the General Staff 1 October 1936 – 24 May 1938 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-General Lajos Keresztes-Fischer
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