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Hungarian military officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jenő Major ((born Jenő Majer; 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.
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| Born | 6 August 1891 Baksa, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 13 January 1972 (aged 80) Sonthofen, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (to 1918)  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Service | Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1912-1945 |
| Rank | Vezérezredes (Colonel General) |
| Commands | Hungarian Second Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
He attended the Ludovica Academy, he was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant in 1912. He took part in World War I. He graduated from the military academy between 1923, then served in various staff positions, and until 1938 was a teacher of military history at Ludovica Academy. Between 1938 and 1940, he was department head at the Ministry of Defense and was promoted to Major general. Between 1941-1944 he was the commander of the 1st Armored Division, in 1943 he was appointed Lieutenant general.
From the Arrow Parties takeover, he became the commander of the 2nd Army, as Colonel general. After the destruction of his Army, he became Inspector-General of the Hungarian Army in Germany from 1 December 1944. He avoided extradition to Hungary and lived the remainder of his life in West Germany.
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| 1st row | Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross with Star on war ribbon with swords | Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross on civilian ribbon | Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Officer's Cross on civilian ribbon | Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) 3rd Class with war decoration and swords |
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| 2nd row | Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swords | Silver Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords | Bronze Military Merit Medal on war ribbon with swords | Hungarian Bronze Military Merit Medal on war ribbon |
| 3rd row | Karl Troop Cross | Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary) | Hungarian World War I Commemorative Medal | Long Service Crosses for Officers 2nd class |
| 4th row | Transylvania Commemorative Medal | Lower Hungary Commemorative Medal | Mobilization Cross 1912/13 | Order of the Crown of Italy Officer's Cross |
| 5th row | Grand Cross of the Order "For Military Merit" on war decoration | |||
| Badge | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |||
| Badge | Badge of the Order of Vitéz | |||
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