On 8 May 1945, Heszlényi, along with his son, József Heszlényi Jr., who served on the staff of his father, were captured by American troops. Heszlényi was then handed over to the Soviets, where he committed suicide by cutting his wrists with a razor blade on 2 June 1945 in Zwettl, Austria. On 19 June 1945 a military tribunal posthumously demoted and dishonorably discharged Heszlényi from the Hungarian Army.
Military careeredit
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
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Kovács, Attila Ótott (2006). Die ungarischen Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes. Ranis: Scherzers Militaer-Verl. ISBN978-3-938845-02-8.
józsef, heszlényi, józsef, vitéz, heszlényi, heyszl, july, 1890, june, 1945, hungarian, general, during, world, commander, hungarian, army, born, 1890, july, 1890igló, szepes, county, kingdom, hungary, spišská, nová, slovakia, died2, june, 1945, 1945, aged, zw. Jozsef Vitez Heszlenyi Heyszl 24 July 1890 2 June 1945 was a Hungarian General during World War II and commander of the 3rd Hungarian Army Jozsef HeszlenyiBorn 1890 07 24 24 July 1890Iglo Szepes County Kingdom of Hungary now Spisska Nova Ves Slovakia Died2 June 1945 1945 06 02 aged 54 Zwettl Allied occupied AustriaBuriedGerman War Cemetery in Allentsteig Lower AustriaAllegiance Austria Hungary to 1918 Kingdom of HungaryService wbr branchAustro Hungarian ArmyRoyal Hungarian ArmyYears of service1911 1945RankVezerezredes Colonel General Commands heldIV CorpsThird ArmyBattles warsWorld War I World War II The native form of this personal name is vitez Heszlenyi Jozsef This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals He graduated from the Imperial and Royal Technical Military Academy in 1911 On 8 May 1945 Heszlenyi along with his son Jozsef Heszlenyi Jr who served on the staff of his father were captured by American troops Heszlenyi was then handed over to the Soviets where he committed suicide by cutting his wrists with a razor blade on 2 June 1945 in Zwettl Austria On 19 June 1945 a military tribunal posthumously demoted and dishonorably discharged Heszlenyi from the Hungarian Army Military career editCommanding 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 Acting Commander in Chief 3rd ArmyAwards editIron Cross 1939 2nd and 1st Class Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 28 October 1944 Order of VitezReferences editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Fellgiebel Walther Peer 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Kovacs Attila otott 2006 Die ungarischen Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes Ranis Scherzers Militaer Verl ISBN 978 3 938845 02 8 Military offices Preceded byLieutenant General Karoly Beregfy Commander of the Hungarian Third ArmySeptember 19 1944 May 8 1945 Succeeded bynone Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Hungary nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Hungary is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jozsef Heszlenyi amp oldid 1206487346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
