About József Gera
Lived 1896 – 1946 (aged 49). József Gera was a Hungarian politician and physician.
József Gera (24 October 1896 – 12 March 1946) was a Hungarian physician and politician of the Arrow Cross Party.
He fought in the First World War and he was honoured. After the war he practised as a paediatrician in Makó. He had been a member of the Arrow Cross Party - Hungarist Movement since 1939. From 1944 he was responsible for the organizing of the party. Gera was elected to a member of the Regent Council, replacing Ferenc Rajniss, in March 1945.
After the Second World War he was sentenced to death by the People's Tribunal in Budapest. He was executed on 12 March 1946, along with Ferenc Szálasi, Gábor Vajna and Károly Beregfy.
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Who was József Gera?
Hungarian politician (1896-1946)
When was József Gera born?
József Gera was born on 24 October 1896 in Makó.
When did József Gera die?
József Gera died on 12 March 1946 in Budapest.
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József Gera was a politician and physician.
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József Gera was Hungarian.
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