Péter Schell

Baron Péter Schell de Bauschlott (5 September 1898 – 2 March 1974) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister in 1944. After the Arrow Cross Party's coup he was transported to Buchenwald by the Gestapo. In late April 1945 he was transferred to Tyrol together with about 140 other prominent inmates, where the SS left the prisoners behind. He was liberated by the Fifth U.S. Army on 5 May 1945.^[1]

Péter Schell
Minister of the Interior of Hungary
In office 12 October 1944 – 16 October 1944
Preceded by	Miklós Bonczos
Succeeded by	Gábor Vajna
Personal details
Born	(1898-09-05)5 September 1898 Nagyida, Austria-Hungary (today Veľká Ida, Slovakia)
Died	2 March 1974(1974-03-02) (aged 75) Montclair, United States
Political party	Party of National Unity
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is bauschlotti báró Schell Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

After his liberation he emigrated to the United States.

References

1. Peter Koblank: Die Befreiung der Sonder- und Sippenhäftlinge in Südtirol, Online-Edition Mythos Elser 2006 (in German)

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Miklós Bonczos	Minister of the Interior 1944	Succeeded by Gábor Vajna