Vilmos Rőder (11 January 1881 – 13 December 1969) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as

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between 1936 and 1938. He fought in the First World War as Chief of Army Staff of Army Corps. He was the triggering of the army development between 1930 and 1934, but he had a conflict with Prime Minister

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in connection with these plans, that's why he retired. Later the new prime minister Kálmán Darányi appointed him as Minister of Defence. He participated in the planning of the Program of

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. Rőder resigned along with the other members of the cabinet in 1938. Following this he joined to the group of

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, which opposed entering

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1881 births 1969 deaths People from Pécs Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian soldiers Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Austro-Hungarian Army officers Ministers of defence of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub