Dénes Gazdy

Dénes Gazdy was born on 7 July 1918, his father was a professional officer. After graduation, he was admitted to the Ludovika Academy, and in 1939 he was commissioned as an anti-aircraft gunnery lieutenant. He participated in the siege of Budapest as an auxiliary officer of the anti-armour group organised from the 206th Honi Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group and led by Major Imre Pápay. He came into contact with the military resistance through József Siklósi, a reserve lieutenant. On 19 November 1944, he avoided arrest by the Arrow Cross by enlisting for front-line service. To ensure his safety, he contacted Lieutenant Colonel Béla Radványi, commander of the 206th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division. Radványi reported this to Colonel József Kozma, the air defence commander of Budapest, but Kozma did not take any sanctions, only summoned him and disapproved of Gazdy's involvement in political matters.

In 1950 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Hungarian People's Republic, and in 1948 he joined the Social Democratic Party, but before the party's merger he joined the MKP. He took on several party functions. In 1950, he became head of the radar subdivision in the Ministry of Defence. His further fate is unknown.