Career
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 Gyula Gömbös 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 Győr.
Following this he joined to the group of István Bethlen, which opposed entering World World War World War II