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Who was Géza Lakatos?
Answer: A Colonel General in the Hungarian Army and former Prime Minister.
Explanation: Géza Lakatos was a Colonel General in the Hungarian Army who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for a brief period in 1944.
Géza Lakatos received his military education at the Ludovica Military Academy.
Answer: True
Explanation: Géza Lakatos graduated from the Ludovica Military Academy, a prominent institution for military training in Hungary.
Which military academy did Géza Lakatos graduate from?
Answer: The Ludovica Military Academy
Explanation: Géza Lakatos received his military education and graduated from the Ludovica Military Academy.
What was the primary profession of Géza Lakatos before his brief political career?
Answer: Military Officer
Explanation: Before his brief political career as Prime Minister, Géza Lakatos's primary profession was that of a Military Officer.
Géza Lakatos held the military rank of Major General in the Hungarian Army.
Answer: False
Explanation: Géza Lakatos held the higher military rank of Colonel General in the Hungarian Army, not Major General.
Géza Lakatos served as a military attaché in Berlin from 1928 to 1934.
Answer: False
Explanation: Records indicate that Géza Lakatos served as a military attaché in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 1928 to 1934, not in Berlin.
Géza Lakatos took command of the Hungarian Second Army in 1943, succeeding Gusztáv Jány.
Answer: True
Explanation: Géza Lakatos assumed command of the Hungarian Second Army on August 5, 1943, succeeding Lieutenant-General Gusztáv Jány.
The image caption 'Lakatos in 1940' refers to a photograph taken during his premiership.
Answer: False
Explanation: The photograph dated 'Lakatos in 1940' predates his premiership, which occurred in 1944. It likely depicts him during his active military career before becoming Prime Minister.
Lieutenant-General Gusztáv Jány commanded the Hungarian First Army before Géza Lakatos.
Answer: False
Explanation: Lieutenant-General Gusztáv Jány commanded the Hungarian Second Army before Géza Lakatos took command of it. Lakatos later commanded the First Army.
For which country did Géza Lakatos serve as a military attaché between 1928 and 1934?
Answer: Czechoslovakia
Explanation: Géza Lakatos served as a military attaché in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 1928 to 1934.
Whom did Géza Lakatos succeed as commander of the Hungarian Second Army?
Answer: Gusztáv Jány
Explanation: Géza Lakatos succeeded Lieutenant-General Gusztáv Jány as the commander of the Hungarian Second Army in 1943.
Géza Lakatos commanded the First Hungarian Army from April 1944 until which date?
Answer: May 15, 1944
Explanation: Géza Lakatos commanded the First Hungarian Army from April 1, 1944, until May 15, 1944.
Who succeeded Géza Lakatos as commander of the Hungarian First Army?
Answer: Károly Beregfy
Explanation: Lieutenant-General Károly Beregfy succeeded Géza Lakatos as commander of the Hungarian First Army.
Géza Lakatos served as Prime Minister of Hungary under the authority of Regent Miklós Horthy.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source identifies Géza Lakatos as serving as Prime Minister of Hungary from August 29, 1944, to October 16, 1944, during the tenure of Regent Miklós Horthy.
Géza Lakatos was a member of the Arrow Cross Party during his political career.
Answer: False
Explanation: Géza Lakatos was politically unaffiliated and served as an Independent during his premiership, not as a member of the Arrow Cross Party.
Géza Lakatos's government secretly continued the deportation of Hungarian Jews.
Answer: False
Explanation: Contrary to the statement, Géza Lakatos's military government took the significant and secret action of halting the deportation of Hungarian Jews.
Béla Horváth, as acting Interior Minister, supported the halt of Jewish deportations by ordering Hungarian gendarmes to use deadly force against any attempts to deport.
Answer: True
Explanation: Béla Horváth, serving as acting Interior Minister, supported the halt of Jewish deportations by ordering Hungarian gendarmes to employ deadly force against any deportation attempts.
Géza Lakatos focused solely on domestic policy and did not pursue diplomatic initiatives during his premiership.
Answer: False
Explanation: During his premiership, Géza Lakatos pursued the diplomatic goal of reopening peace talks with the Allies, continuing efforts initiated by his predecessor.
Géza Lakatos's premiership ended because he successfully negotiated a lasting peace treaty with the Allies.
Answer: False
Explanation: Géza Lakatos's premiership ended due to the failure of Miklós Horthy's armistice announcement and the subsequent German-backed Arrow Cross coup, not because of successfully negotiating a peace treaty.
When did Géza Lakatos serve as Prime Minister of Hungary?
Answer: From August 29, 1944, to October 16, 1944.
Explanation: Géza Lakatos served as Prime Minister of Hungary from August 29, 1944, to October 16, 1944.
What was Géza Lakatos's political affiliation during his time as Prime Minister?
Answer: Independent
Explanation: During his premiership, Géza Lakatos was politically unaffiliated and served as an Independent.
Who held the position of Regent of Hungary during Géza Lakatos's premiership?
Answer: Miklós Horthy
Explanation: Miklós Horthy was the Regent of Hungary during Géza Lakatos's tenure as Prime Minister.
What significant action did Lakatos's government take regarding Hungarian Jews?
Answer: Halted the deportation of Hungarian Jews.
Explanation: Lakatos's government took the significant and secret action of halting the deportation of Hungarian Jews.
Which minister supported the halt of Jewish deportations by ordering gendarmes to use deadly force?
Answer: Béla Horváth
Explanation: Béla Horváth, serving as acting Interior Minister, ordered Hungarian gendarmes to use deadly force against any attempts to deport Jews, demonstrating a firm stance against these actions.
What diplomatic goal did Géza Lakatos pursue during his premiership?
Answer: Reopening peace talks with the Allies.
Explanation: During his premiership, Géza Lakatos pursued the diplomatic goal of reopening peace talks with the Allies, continuing efforts initiated by his predecessor.
The term "shadow-army" in relation to Lakatos's government refers to:
Answer: The clandestine nature of some government actions, like halting deportations.
Explanation: The term "shadow-army" denotes the clandestine operations of Lakatos's military government, such as the secret halting of Jewish deportations and peace talks, conducted due to the precarious political situation and German influence.
Géza Lakatos's government was formed in August 1944 primarily to:
Answer: Overthrow the German-backed Sztójay government and seek peace.
Explanation: Géza Lakatos's government was formed in August 1944 primarily to overthrow the German-backed Sztójay government and to seek peace negotiations with the Allied powers.
Döme Sztójay was the Prime Minister of Hungary immediately after Géza Lakatos.
Answer: False
Explanation: Döme Sztójay served as Prime Minister of Hungary immediately before Géza Lakatos. Ferenc Szálasi succeeded Lakatos.
Lakatos's government was installed after a peaceful transition following Sztójay's resignation.
Answer: False
Explanation: Lakatos's government was installed through a military action that overthrew Döme Sztójay's government, not a peaceful transition.
On October 15, 1944, Miklós Horthy announced Hungary's withdrawal from the war via an armistice with the Axis powers.
Answer: False
Explanation: On October 15, 1944, Miklós Horthy announced Hungary's withdrawal from the war via an armistice with the Allies, not the Axis powers.
The Germans responded to Horthy's armistice announcement by declaring war on Hungary.
Answer: False
Explanation: The German response to Horthy's armistice announcement was not to declare war, but rather to exert pressure by kidnapping Miklós Horthy Jr., leading to Horthy's subsequent surrender to German demands.
The Arrow Cross Party seized control of the government immediately after Géza Lakatos announced the armistice.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Arrow Cross Party seized control following Miklós Horthy's surrender to German demands after the failed armistice announcement, not immediately after Lakatos announced it.
The succession boxes in the source material only show Géza Lakatos's predecessors as Prime Minister.
Answer: False
Explanation: Succession boxes typically illustrate both predecessors and successors. In the context of the 'Prime ministers of Hungary' navbox, they show the sequence of individuals holding the office.
Ferenc Szálasi was the Prime Minister of Hungary immediately before Géza Lakatos.
Answer: False
Explanation: Döme Sztójay served as Prime Minister immediately before Géza Lakatos. Ferenc Szálasi succeeded Lakatos.
Names listed in italics within the 'Prime ministers of Hungary' navbox represent individuals who served full terms.
Answer: False
Explanation: Names listed in italics within the 'Prime ministers of Hungary' navbox signify individuals who served in an interim capacity, not necessarily full terms.
What action did Miklós Horthy take on October 15, 1944, that had significant consequences?
Answer: Signed an armistice agreement with the Allies.
Explanation: On October 15, 1944, Miklós Horthy announced Hungary's armistice with the Allies, an action that precipitated significant political upheaval.
How did the German forces react to Horthy's armistice announcement?
Answer: They kidnapped Horthy's son, Miklós Horthy Jr.
Explanation: In response to Horthy's armistice announcement, German forces kidnapped his son, Miklós Horthy Jr., to exert pressure and force Horthy to retract the announcement.
What political group seized control of the Hungarian government following Horthy's surrender to German demands?
Answer: The Arrow Cross Party
Explanation: Following Miklós Horthy's surrender to German demands, the Arrow Cross Party seized control of the Hungarian government.
What does the italicization of names in the 'Prime ministers of Hungary' navbox signify?
Answer: The individual served in an interim capacity.
Explanation: In the 'Prime ministers of Hungary' navbox, italicized names signify individuals who served in an interim capacity, distinguishing them from those who held formal appointments.
Who preceded Géza Lakatos as Prime Minister of Hungary?
Answer: Döme Sztójay
Explanation: Döme Sztójay served as Prime Minister of Hungary immediately prior to Géza Lakatos.
Géza Lakatos was imprisoned by the Arrow Cross Party after his resignation.
Answer: False
Explanation: After his resignation following the Arrow Cross coup, Géza Lakatos was imprisoned by the Germans, not the Arrow Cross Party.
Géza Lakatos was interrogated by Soviet authorities after the war and later testified in war crime trials.
Answer: True
Explanation: Following the Soviet occupation, Géza Lakatos was interrogated multiple times and later testified in war crime trials against Arrow Cross Party members and other pro-Nazi officials.
Under Communist rule, Géza Lakatos retained his military pension and property.
Answer: False
Explanation: Under Communist authorities in 1949, Géza Lakatos's military pension was revoked, and his lands were confiscated.
After losing his pension, Géza Lakatos worked as a professional soldier and later a government official.
Answer: False
Explanation: After losing his pension and property, Géza Lakatos worked as a book illustrator and silk painter, not as a professional soldier or government official.
Géza Lakatos emigrated to Australia in 1965 to live with his daughter.
Answer: True
Explanation: Géza Lakatos was permitted to emigrate to Adelaide, Australia, to join his daughter in 1965.
Géza Lakatos's testimony in war crime trials primarily focused on his own military actions.
Answer: False
Explanation: Géza Lakatos's testimony in war crime trials likely focused on the actions of others, particularly Arrow Cross Party members and pro-Nazi officials, rather than solely on his own military actions.
Who imprisoned Géza Lakatos after his resignation as Prime Minister?
Answer: The Germans
Explanation: After his resignation following the Arrow Cross coup, Géza Lakatos was imprisoned by the Germans.
What happened to Géza Lakatos's military pension and lands under Communist authorities?
Answer: They were revoked and confiscated.
Explanation: Under Communist authorities in 1949, Géza Lakatos's military pension was revoked, and his lands were confiscated.
What profession did Géza Lakatos pursue after losing his pension and lands?
Answer: He worked as a book illustrator and silk painter.
Explanation: After losing his pension and lands, Géza Lakatos pursued work as a book illustrator and silk painter.
In which year was Géza Lakatos permitted to emigrate to Australia?
Answer: 1965
Explanation: Géza Lakatos was permitted to emigrate to Adelaide, Australia, to join his daughter in 1965.
Which of the following is an example of an international authority control database that maintains records for Géza Lakatos?
Answer: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
Explanation: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an example of an international authority control database that maintains records for Géza Lakatos.
What happened to Géza Lakatos after the failed armistice attempt on October 15, 1944?
Answer: He resigned under pressure and was subsequently imprisoned.
Explanation: Following the failed armistice attempt on October 15, 1944, and the subsequent Arrow Cross coup, Géza Lakatos resigned under pressure and was later imprisoned by the Germans.
The 'Authority control databases' section for Géza Lakatos primarily serves to:
Answer: Provide links to catalogs and archives containing information about him.
Explanation: The 'Authority control databases' section primarily serves to provide standardized identifiers and links to various catalogs and archives where further information about Géza Lakatos can be found.
Géza Lakatos received the German Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his service.
Answer: True
Explanation: Géza Lakatos received German decorations, including the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, for his military service.
Which of the following was NOT among the German awards received by Géza Lakatos?
Answer: Pour le Mérite
Explanation: While Géza Lakatos received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and various clasps for the Iron Cross, the 'Pour le Mérite' was not among his German awards.
Géza Lakatos was born in Vienna and died in Budapest.
Answer: False
Explanation: According to biographical details, Géza Lakatos was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, and died in Adelaide, Australia. Therefore, the statement that he was born in Vienna and died in Budapest is incorrect.
The title "Vitéz" is a Hungarian term signifying a professional soldier with no historical or honorific meaning.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Hungarian honorific title "Vitéz" signifies a valiant or brave person, often awarded for military merit, and carries significant historical and honorific meaning.
Géza Lakatos's full name includes the noble lineage indicator "csíkszentsimoni".
Answer: True
Explanation: Géza Lakatos's full name is Vitéz lófő csíkszentsimoni Lakatos Géza, which includes the indicator of noble lineage from Csíkszentsimon.
Where was Géza Lakatos born?
Answer: Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Explanation: Géza Lakatos was born in Budapest, which was then part of Austria-Hungary.
What does the Hungarian honorific title "Vitéz" signify?
Answer: A valiant or brave person, often for military merit
Explanation: The Hungarian honorific title "Vitéz" signifies a valiant or brave person, typically awarded for military merit or distinguished service, indicating recognition for Lakatos.