Aurél Stromfeld (19 September 1878,

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– 10 October 1927, Budapest) was a Hungarian general. He served as general staff officer in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. He served as commander-in-chief of the during the

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and had a major role in temporarily pressing back the

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and Romanian forces invading the Northern and Eastern territories of Hungary during the 1919 Hungarian–Czechoslovak War and

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. He resigned after the Hungarian Soviet Republic accepted the note of French Prime Minister Clemenceau, the proposal for Hungary's new borders, with orders for the Hungarian army to withdraw within those borders.

Honors

* Postage stamp issued by during the

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in his honor on 28 September 1952.1. https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/178804-Stromfeld_Aurél_1878-1927_general_-_chief_of_staff-Army_Day-Hungary. Catalog codes: Michel HU 1273, Stamp Number HU 1024, Yvert et Tellier HU 1062.

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1878 births 1927 deaths Military personnel from Budapest People from the Kingdom of Hungary Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian Communist Party politicians Hungarian generals Hungarian people of the Hungarian–Romanian War Prisoners and detainees of Hungary {{Hungary-mil-bio-stub