- József Vitéz Heszlényi
József Vitéz Heszlényi (
24 July 1890 , Igló,Szepes (county) –2 June 1945 ) was a HungarianGeneral duringWorld War II and commander of the 3rd Hungarian Army.Military career
* Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Brigade, November 1938 - 1 March 1940
* Commanding Officer 2nd Motorized Brigade, 1 March 1940 - 1 November 1940
* Deputy Chief of Supply Bureau, Ministry of Defense, 1 November 1940 - 1 May 1941
* Chief of Supply Bureau, Ministry of Defense (HM/III), 1 May 1941 - 1 May 1942
* Chief of Main Supply Bureau, Ministry of Defense, 1 May 1942 - December 1942
* G.O.C. IV. Army Corps, December 1942 - September 1944
* ActingCommander-in-Chief , 3rd ArmyAwards
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (28 October 1944 )References
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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