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, but his sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952.