Iván Hindy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Iván Hindy

Hungarian Army officer

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1890

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1946

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Iván vitéz Hindy de Kishind or vitéz kishindi Hindy Iván (28 June 1890, Budapest – 29 August 1946, Budapest) was an officer in the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II.Colonel-General Hindy commanded the Hungarian I Corps from 16 October 1944 to 12 February 1945. From 29 December 1944, Hindy also commanded the Hungarian defenders of Budapest during the Siege of Budapest.
On 11 February 1945, Hindy was captured by the Soviets trying to escape just prior to the fall of the city on 13 February.
The commander of the German defenders of Budapest, Waffen SS General Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, orchestrated the breakout attempt and was also captured. Hindy was sentenced to death after the war.
In 1946, he was executed by firing squad.