Jenő Rátz
Vitéz Jenő Rátz de Nagylak (20 September 1882 – 1949) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence in 1938.
Jenő Rátz | |
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Born | Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary (today Zrenjanin, Serbia) | 20 September 1882
Died | 1949 66) Budapest, Hungary | (aged
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary |
Years of service | 1904–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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 Army Staff of the Magyar 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. On that score, after the war the People's Tribune sentenced to death but later the judgement was changed: Rátz was sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in the prison after four years.
References
- Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
- 168 Óra Online – István Bölcs: Díszmagyar és rohamsisak 2007-06-20. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Vilmos Rőder |
Minister of Defence 1938 |
Succeeded by Károly Bartha |
Preceded by Zsigmond Perényi |
Speaker of the House of Magnates 1944–1945 |
Succeeded by office abolished |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Colonel-General József Somkuthy |
Chief of the General Staff 1 October 1936 – 24 May 1938 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-General Lajos Keresztes-Fischer |
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