Károly Beregfy
| Surname | Beregfy |
| Given Name | Károly |
| Born | 12 Feb 1888 |
| Died | 12 Mar 1946 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Category | Military-Ground |
| Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseKároly Berger was born in Cservenka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Crvenka, Serbia) in 1888. He fought in WW1, during which he was seriously wounded. He remained in the Hungarian military during the inter-war period, rising to colonel rank by the end of the 1920s. In 1932, he changed his surname to Beregfy. During the first two years of the European War, Károly Beregfy was the commandant of the Hungarian military academy. Between 1941 and 1944, he served in the field as the commanding officer of the 6th Corps, 3rd Army, 1st Army, and then then Replacement Army, successively. In Oct 1944, he was made the Minister of Defense in Prime Minister Ferenc Szálasi's government, holding the concurrent position as the head of the Hungarian Army. He was captured by Americans in Apr 1945. Tried and found guilty of war crimes, Beregfy was executed by hanging alongside of Szálasi in Mar 1946.
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Károly Beregfy Timeline
| 12 Feb 1888 | Károly Berger was born in Cservenka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Crvenka, Serbia). |
| 1 May 1927 | Károly Berger was assigned to Section 4 of Group 6 of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. |
| 1 May 1929 | Károly Berger was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. |
| 1 Nov 1929 | Károly Berger was made an instructor at the Hungarian military academy. |
| 1 May 1932 | Károly Berger was assigned to Section 3/c of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. |
| 2 May 1932 | Károly Berger changed his surname to Beregfy. |
| 1 May 1933 | Károly Beregfy was made the chief of Section 3/c of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. |
| 1 Nov 1934 | Károly Beregfy was promoted to the rank of colonel. |
| 1 May 1937 | Károly Beregfy was made the deputy chief of the Supply Bureau of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. |
| 15 Jun 1938 | Károly Beregfy was assigned to the Hungarian Military Archives. |
| 1 Nov 1938 | Károly Beregfy was made the commanding officer of Hungarian 2nd Motorized Brigade. |
| 10 Jan 1939 | Károly Beregfy was made the commandant of the Hungarian military academy. |
| 1 Nov 1939 | Károly Beregfy was promoted to the rank of major colonel. |
| 1 Nov 1941 | Károly Beregfy was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and was made the commanding officer of Hungarian VI Corps. |
| 1 Aug 1943 | Károly Beregfy was made the commanding officer of Hungarian 3rd Army. |
| 15 May 1944 | Károly Beregfy was made the commanding officer of Hungarian 1st Army. |
| 1 Aug 1944 | Károly Beregfy was made the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Replacement Army. |
| 16 Oct 1944 | Károly Beregfy was made the Hungarian Minister of Defense, with the concurrent duties of being the Chief of the General Staff and the Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Army. |
| 30 Oct 1944 | Károly Beregfy called for all available resources in Hungary to be assigned to war efforts. |
| 1 Nov 1944 | Károly Beregfy was promoted to the rank of colonel general. |
| 30 Apr 1945 | Károly Beregfy was captured by the Americans. |
| 9 Jun 1945 | Károly Beregfy was transferred out of American custody and was placed in a Hungarian prison while awaiting trial. |
| 1 Mar 1946 | Károly Beregfy was found guilty of war crimes. |
| 12 Mar 1946 | Károly Beregfy was executed by hanging in Budapest, Hungary. |
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