Nem adjuk puskalövés nélkül – Muravidék, 1919. november

Absztrakt

The Paris Peace Conference awarded most of the Mura region (Muravidék – Prekmurje) to Hungary in May 1919. However, the decision was reversed following Belgrade’s diplomatic offensive. The Yugoslav army occupied the Mura region in August. Many in Hungary hoped that this was only a temporary situation. The occupiers crossed the border in several places and looted. In November 1919, the peace conference decided that the Yugoslavs had to evacuate Baranya. After this, the Hungarian military units in the Mura region crossed the demarcation line in some points without orders, on their own initiative to protest against the unjust territorial annexation. On November 29, Hungarian soldiers and armed civilians pushed from Rédics towards Alsólendva, but were eventually forced back by the overwhelming Yugoslav force. The losses on both sides were 8–10 dead and the same number wounded. In revenge, the Yugoslavs took civilian hostages, who were only released months later following orders from the peace conference. However, the border line did not change significantly later.