Károly Janza

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Károly Janza (Újpest, 11 April 1914 - Budapest, 21 June 2001) is a turner, from 1949 the general of the Hungarian People's Army. Between 1951-56 he was deputy to the Minister of Defense and in 1956 was Minister of Defense for a short time.

He was born in Újpest in 1914. After completing the elementary school he went to Ganz Shipyard. In 1945, he became chairman of the yard's commission, but left his job in 1949 to join the army. He became the deputy head of the Hungarian People's Army's military service and then became the real leader.

On November 2, 1952, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Between January 27, 1951 and 26 October 1956, he was Deputy Minister of Defense. On October 26 after the resignation of István Bata, he was appointed Minister of Defense. He tried to get the insurgents to get the gunshot, not many results. On November 4, at the time of the Soviet invasion, he resided in the Ministry of Defense and forbade the resistance of the available troops.

The Hungarian Revolutionary Worker-Peasant Government retired. The Münnich government, shortly after taking office, deprived of its military rank on 21 February 1958.

In 1990 he was rehabilitated and returned his rank.