The Generals of WWII

Generals from Hungary Flag for Hungary
Portrait of Colonel-General Géza Lakatos

Lakatos

Géza, Colonel-General

(1890 – 1967)

1928
- 1934
Military Attaché to Czechoslovakia
1934
- 1935
Commanding Officer 13th Regiment
1935
- 1938
Chief of Staff 7th Mixed Brigade
1938
- 1939
Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Mixed Brigade
1939
- 1940
Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade
1940
- 1941
Chief of Staff 2nd Army
1941
- 1943
General Officer Commanding VIII Corps [Eastern Front]
1943
General Officer Commanding Hungarian Occupation Forces Command [Ukraine]
1943
- 1944
General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Eastern Front]
1944
General Officer Commanding 1st Army
1944
Prime Minister
1944
- 1945
in German prison
Picture source: Courtesy of Ernesto Vitetti