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Ferenc Szombathelyi

Ferenc Szombathelyi
Birth nameFerenc Knausz or Ferenc Knauz
Born(1887-05-17)17 May 1887
Győr, Győr County, Kingdom of Hungary
Died4 November 1946(1946-11-04) (aged 59)
Petrovaradin, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
AllegianceAustria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Hungarian Soviet Republic
 Hungary
Service / branchAustro-Hungarian Army
Hungarian Red Army
Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service1902-1944
RankVezérezredes (Colonel General)
Battles / warsWorld War I
Hungarian-Romanian War
World War II

Ferenc Szombathelyi (17 May 1887 – 4 November 1946), born Ferenc Knausz or Ferenc Knauz, was a Hungarian military officer who served, from September 1941 to April 1944, as Head of the General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II.


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