Iván vitéz Hindy de Kishind or vitéz kishindi Hindy Iván (28 June 1890, Budapest – 29 August 1946, Budapest) was an officer in the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II.[1]
Vitéz Iván Hindy de Kishind | |
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Born | Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary | 28 June 1890
Died | 29 August 1946 Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic | (aged 56)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Hungary |
Service/ | Royal Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1909–1945 |
Rank | Vezérezredes |
Commands held | I Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross First and Second Class Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Colonel-General Hindy commanded the Hungarian I Corps from 16 October 1944 to 12 February 1945.
From 29 December 1944, Hindy also commanded the Hungarian defenders of Budapest during the Siege of Budapest. On 11 February 1945, Hindy was captured by the Soviets trying to escape just prior to the fall of the city on 13 February. The commander of the German defenders of Budapest, Waffen SS General Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, orchestrated the breakout attempt and was also captured.
Hindy was sentenced to death after the war. In 1946, he was executed by firing squad.
Command history edit
- President, Military Courts and Court of Honor – 1940 to 1942
- General Officer Commanding, I Corps, Eastern Front and Budapest – 1944 to 1945
- Prisoner of war – 1945 to 1946
- Condemned to death and executed – 1946
References edit
- ^ "Az 1946-ban Budapesten kivégzett MÁRTIROK névsora" (in Hungarian). szittya.com. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
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