page_title: Axis leaders of World War II
section_title: Kingdom of Hungary (1940–1945)
hierarchical_section_title: Axis leaders of World War II / Kingdom of Hungary (1940–1945)
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Opis obrazu: Miklos Horthy, admirał węgierski, regent państwa. Fotografia pozowana w mundurze, zamieszczona w prasie z okazji 75-tych urodzin admirała.
context_page_description: The Axis leaders of World War II were important political and military figures during World War II. The Axis was established with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in 1940 and pursued a strongly militarist and nationalist ideology; with a policy of anti-communism. During the early phase of the war, puppet governments were established in their occupied nations. When the war ended, many of them faced trial for war crimes. The chief leaders were Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy, and Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Unlike what happened with the Allies, there was never a joint meeting of the main Axis heads of government, although Mussolini and Adolf Hitler did meet on a regular basis.
context_section_description: Miklós Horthy was the supreme regent (head of state) from 1920 until 1944.
  László Bárdossy was his prime minister from 1941 until 1942. After World War II, Bárdossy was tried by a People’s Court in November 1945. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
  Miklós Kállay was prime minister from 1942 until 1944.
  Döme Sztójay was prime minister from March until August 1944. Sztójay was captured by American troops and extradited to Hungary in October 1945, after which time he was tried by a Communist People’s Tribunal in Budapest. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
  Géza Lakatos was a general in the Hungarian Army during World War II who served briefly as prime minister, under governor Miklós Horthy from August 29, 1944 until October 15 the same year.
  Ferenc Szálasi was the leader of the fascist Arrow Cross Party, the "Leader of the Hungarian Nation" (Nemzetvezető), and the prime minister from 1944 to 1945. He was tried by the People's Tribunal in Budapest. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
  Béla Miklós was acting as prime minister, at first in opposition, from 1944 to 1945.
  Károly Bartha was a colonel general, Minister of Defence.
  Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner
  Ferenc Szombathelyi was a colonel general, chief of the General Staff.
  Ferenc Farkas de Kisbarnak
  Iván Hindy was a colonel-general in the Hungarian Army. He orchestrated the defence of Budapest. Hindy was captured by the Soviets On February 11, 1945, when he tried to escape just prior to the fall of the city on February 13. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
  Gusztáv Jány was the commander of the Hungarian forces at the Battle of Stalingrad.
  Zoltán Szügyi was the commander of the Szent László Infantry Division.
  László Háry was the commander of the Hungarian Air Force.
  Elemér Gorondy-Novák was the commander of the Hungarian Third Army.
caption: Regent Miklós Horthy of Hungary
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