Iván vitéz Hindy de Kishind or vitéz kishindi Hindy Iván (28 June 1890,

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– 29 August 1946,

) was an officer in the

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during

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Hindy commanded the

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from 16 October 1944 to 12 February 1945. From 29 December 1944, Hindy also commanded the Hungarian defenders of Budapest during the

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. On 11 February 1945, Hindy was captured by the

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trying to escape just prior to the fall of the city on 13 February. The commander of the German defenders of Budapest,

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General

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, orchestrated the breakout attempt and was also captured. Hindy was sentenced to death after the war. In 1946, he was executed by hanging.

Command history

* President, Military Courts and Court of Honor – 1940 to 1942 * General Officer Commanding, I Corps, Eastern Front and Budapest – 1944 to 1945 * Prisoner of war – 1945 to 1946 * Condemned to death and executed – 1946

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hindy, Ivan 1890 births 1946 deaths Military personnel from Budapest Hungarian military personnel of World War II Hungarian Nazis Hungarian soldiers Hungarian prisoners of war Executed Hungarian collaborators with Nazi Germany People executed by Hungary by hanging World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union