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In their captivity at Pest, he wasn't bothered by anyone. His family, wife and children could visit him. His captors told him he'll walk free soon as the fort of Komárom surrender. On the 3rd of October the defenders gave up the fort, on the 5th in the morning, he was led to the military court again, and they read him the sentence: all his property was to be confiscated and himself sentenced to death by hanging, executed on the 6th at 7 in the morning.
Ge got angry and demanded a fair trial. Denied. He demanded to change the shameful hanging to bullet. Denied. He wanted to see his family. Denied. He was allowed to write a letter to his wife, with the help of a Friench priest. After he was done he went to sleep, he asked for his favorite horse fur pillow. His guards stayed in his room all night. In the morning one of them tried to wake him up and as he pulled the blanket off, they found him covered in blood. With a small dagger he stabbed himself into his neck, arm, and chest. He did all this while guarded closely, without a sound.
He did not die. Due to the blood loss he weakened so could not finish the job, and his wounds weren't fatal. Doctors woke him with stimulants. One of them declared the hanging cannot be executed due to the wounds, but doesn't even necessary, he is so weak, he will die within hours.
Out at the courtyard of the barracks and the streets mass of people waited all day. They kept him awake and alive with stimulants. The news that they changed the sentence to bullet raised his spirit. In the evening, with the support of the priest he walked in front of the firing squad. His eyes were covered, and he lowered himself to one knee. Took his hat off and cried:
Long live the Homeland! Allez Jäger!
For the sword sign of the commanding officer three of the five rifleman moved forward, and from two steps distance they shot him, with two in the chest, one in the head. After a short struggle he fell onto his back.