József Somkuthy
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József Somkuthy was a Hungarian
military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence for a month in 1936. From 1935 he was the Chief of Army Staff
. After the death of Gyula Gömbös
he resigned along with the whole members of the cabinet. He was retired. His remaining fate is unknown.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence for a month in 1936. From 1935 he was the Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff or Chief of Staff of the Army is the most senior officer in the command structure of many armies. The title comes from the fact that the officer is the chief army aide to the Commander-in-Chief, who is usually the head of state...
. After the death of Gyula Gömbös
Gyula Gömbös
Gyula Gömbös de Jákfa was the conservative prime minister of Hungary from 1932 to 1936.-Background:Gömbös was born in the Tolna County village of Murga, Hungary, which had a mixed Hungarian and ethnic German population. His father was the village schoolmaster. The family belonged to the ...
he resigned along with the whole members of the cabinet. He was retired. His remaining fate is unknown.