József Gera
József Gera [ 'joːʒɛf' ɡɛrɒ ] (born October 24, 1896 ; † March 12, 1946 in Budapest , Hungary ) was a Hungarian pediatrician , a politician under the National Socialist regime and a war criminal .
During the First World War he received an award for bravery. He then worked as a pediatrician in Makó . Since 1939 he was a member of the Arrow Cross . Gera was a confidante of Prime Minister Ferenc Szálasi , the Hungarian fascist party leader and founder of the right-wing extremist "Party of National Will". In 1937 this party became the Arrow Cross, a National Socialist party in Hungary , led by József Gera and his secretary Lajos Polgár .
Gera was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during World War II and was hanged in public in Budapest on March 12, 1946, along with Ferenc Szálasi , Károly Beregfy and Gábor Vajna .
Web links
- "Dark chapter in Hungary's history" (English)
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| SURNAME | Gera, József |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian politician and Nazi war criminal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1896 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1946 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |