Ihász István - Pintér János szerk.: Történeti Muzeológiai Szemle: A Magyar Múzeumi Történész Társulat Évkönyve 5. (Budapest, 2005)

II. Módszertan - Műhely - Közlemények - Forró Katalin: Az I. világháborús emlékmű felavatása Vácott

The plan for erecting the memorial was made in 1924. The town's Baroque main square was chosen as the site. The winner of the sculpture committee's tender, the sculptor Károly Cser, dreamt up a memorial of monumental, mobilizing force that yet could be understood by all. As it transpired in the meantime that there was insufficient space on the plinth for the names of the fallen, a memorial plaque containing some six hundred names was positioned of the wall of the While Friars Church. The unveiling of this plaque was seen as a dress rehearsal for the unveiling of the statue. The unveiling of the memorial was set for 15

th October 1933. Inaugurations of First World War memorials were attended not only by local public dignitaries, but also by secular and church leaders who by their presence strengthened the memorials as political symbols beyond their local importance. On this occasion military, paramilitary and civilian bodies and associations participated. Their institutional role was to provide evidence of the adequacy of the system of values symbolically enshrined in the memorial, thereby strengthening its propagandiste power. The local schoolchildren were also amassed in one defined area. Delegates from the various organisations also laid wreaths at the memorial. The further fate of the memorial is characteristic. Until the German occupation civic celebrations were held there. Anniversaries of the inaugurations were not celebrated; the „Sunday of the Fallen" was held on the last Sunday of May. One of the lion accessory figures was damaged during the Second World War. In 1951 the memorial was dismantled when the main square was put in order. Following restoration it is hoped to re-erect the memorial.