The Generals of WWII
Generals from Hungary
Béldy, Alajos
Colonek-General
* 8th of July 1889
† 22nd of December 1946
Promotions
| 1929-11-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-11-01 | Colonel |
| 1939-11-01 | Major-General |
| 1941-11-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-01-01 | Colonel-General |
Service
| 1927-11-01 | – | 1931-02-15 | Military Attaché to Great Britain |
| 1930-06-28 | – | 1931-02-15 | Military Attaché to USA |
| 1931-06-01 | – | 1931-12-01 | Assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
| 1931-12-01 | – | 1932-08-01 | Assigned to Section B, Chancellery, Ministry of Defence |
| 1932-08-01 | – | 1936-08-01 | Chief of Section B, Chancellery, Ministry of Defence |
| 1936-08-01 | – | 1937-05-01 | Commanding Officer 4th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1937-05-01 | – | 1937-10-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Brigade |
| 1937-10-01 | – | 1940-12-24 | Commanding Officer 1st Cavalry Brigade |
| 1940-12-24 | – | 1941-08-11 | Chief of "Miklós Toldi" Army Sports Institute |
| 1941-08-11 | – | 1943-02-01 | Chief of Group VII (Training), Ministry of Defence |
| 1943-02-01 | – | 1944-09-26 | National Leader of Pre-military Training & Athletics |
| 1944-09-26 | – | 1944-10-16 | Commander in Chief of the Home Guard |
| 1944-10-16 | – | 1944-11-20 | Arrested by the Germans |
| 1944-11-20 | Released | ||
| 1944-11-20 | – | 1945-01-XX | In hiding |
| 1945-01-19 | Joins the Debrecen National Government | ||
| 1945-01-19 | – | 1945-02-12 | Chairman of the Military Armistice Committee, Ministry of Defence, Debrecen National Government |
| 1945-02-12 | Arrested | ||
| 1945-07-20 | Condemned to death | ||
| 1945-08-13 | Sentence changed to life imprisonment | ||
| 1945-08-13 | – | 1946-12-22 | In prison |
| 1946-12-22 | Died in prison | ||
| 1994-11-21 | Rehabilitated |
Picture source: Courtesy of Andris J. Kursietis