Hain Péter

Identifier
000172
Type of Entity
Person

Dates of Existence

31/05/1895

27/06/1946

History

Police officer, personal detective of the regent Miklós. After the German occupation he became the leader of the State Security Surveillance (Állambiztonsági Rendészet), which became notorious under the name "Hungarian Gestapo" because of its cruel interrogation methods. After the war he was tried and executed.

Places

  • Carei, Romania

  • Budapest, Hungary