Jenő Rátz

Vitéz Jenő Rátz de Nagylak (20 September 1882 – 21 January 1952) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence in 1938.

Jenő Rátz
Born	(1882-09-20)20 September 1882 Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary (today Zrenjanin, Serbia)
Died	21 January 1952(1952-01-21) (aged 69) Vác, People's Republic of Hungary
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Years of service	1904–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles / wars	World War I

He fought in the First World War. During the Hungarian Soviet Republic, he served in the National Army. From 1 October 1936, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Hungarian Army (Magyar Királyi Honvédség). Béla Imrédy appointed him as Minister of Defence. After that, he was a representative in the House of Representatives of Hungary. During the cabinet of Döme Sztójay, he was a minister without portfolio and Deputy Prime Minister. After the war the People's Tribunal sentenced Rátz to death by firing squad; however, his sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.

References

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• 168 Óra Online – István Bölcs: Díszmagyar és rohamsisak Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2007-06-20. Retrieved 11 September 2010.