Gergely András Molnár (16 November 1897 – 22 March 2006) was, at age 108, one of the last Hungarian World War I veterans. There,he served on the Russian front in the Annex II. He later served for six years in World War II. Molnár received the highest honors for his country and was awarded the First degree in National Defence. He was born in Kiskundorozsma.[1]
At the time of his death he was the oldest living person in Hungary.[2] He was the verified longest living Hungarian man ever until 2012 when Rezső Gallai surpassed his record (Gallai went on to become the oldest man in Europe and lived until 110 years of age).[3]
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- ↑ "Archived copy". www.honvedelem.hu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "109 évesen hunyt el a legidősebb magyar férfi". Bama.hu. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ↑ McCann, Jane Clinton, Clare Heal, Jaymi (28 November 2014). "Obituaries: A look back at those we bid farewell to in 2014". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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- (in Hungarian) 108 éves a legidősebb magyar férfi Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Hungarian) Száznyolc éves a legidősebb magyar férfi
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