Jenő Major

Jenő Major
Born	(1891-08-06)6 August 1891 Baksa, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	13 January 1972(1972-01-13) (aged 80) Sonthofen, West Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Kingdom of Hungary
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army
Years of service	1912-1945
Rank	Vezérezredes (Colonel General)
Commands held	Hungarian Second Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

The native form of this personal name is Major Jenő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Jenő Major (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.

After the destruction of his Army, he became Inspector-General of the Hungarian Army in Germany. He avoided extradition to Hungary and lived the remainder of his life in West Germany.

Works

• Emléktöredékek - Visszaemlékezés az 1944. március és 1945. július közötti háborús eseményekre, Petit Real, Budapest, 2000.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• [www.generals.dk/general/Major/Jëno/Hungary.html Generals.dk]