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János Gálicz | |
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 Photo of a Soviet officer, presumably Gálicz | |
| Born | 1890 Tótkomlós, Békés County, Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Austria-Hungary) |
| Died | 20 October 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Hungarian (1914–????) Soviet (1922–1939) |
| Known for | his actions during the Spanish Civil War |
János Gálicz or General Gal was a Hungarian-Soviet brigade commander who fought in the Spanish and Russian Civil Wars, and World War I. Gálicz gained infamy for his actions in Spain, often throwing outnumbered, outgunned, and inexperienced troops at heavily fortified enemy positions, against the advice of his subordinates. Ernest Hemingway wrote that the conditions in his sector were "deplorable" and that "he should have been shot." Hemingway's wish was granted, as in 1939, Gálicz was tried by a people's court and sentenced to death in Moscow.