József Heszlényi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

József Heszlényi

Hungarian general

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1890

Place of Birth: Spišská Nová Ves, Košice Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1945

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Leo

József Vitéz Heszlényi (Heyszl; 24 July 1890, Igló, Szepes (county) – 2 June 1945) was a Hungarian General during World War II and commander of the 3rd Hungarian Army. On May 8, 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 June 2, 1945 in Zwettl, Austria.
On June 19, 1945 a military tribunal posthumously demoted and dishonorably discharged Heszlényi from the Hungarian Army.