Porumbăcean, Claudiu (szerk.): Satu Mare. Studii şi comunicări. Seria istorie-etnografie-artă 35/2. Volum aniversar 1969-2019 (2019)
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SĂTMĂRENII ŞI MARELE RĂZBOI Diana KINCES Abstract: The First World War meant heavy human and material sacrifices for Satu Mare regions, although it was not directly affected by the battles. As part of the Austro-Hungarian dualist empire, Transylvania entered the war immediately after its outbreak. For the Romanian population of Satu Mare, the Great War meant the beginning of a series of sacrifices. The Great Union from 1 December 1918 did not mean the end of the war for Satu Mare regions. Although there were 117 official delegates who sustained the unconditioned union with Romania, the political games of the time delayed the union process for almost 5 months, the people here knowing the horrors of a regime that left tragic traces in our national history. The Romanian army’s battles for the liberation of the county and the city of Satu Mare began on April 16, 1919, the liberation being the result of a successful military strategy that made the Romanian army to take control over the major cities Satu Mare - Cărei - Oradea - Salonta in just five days of operations. One of the combatants enrolled in the Austro-Hungarian army and sent on the fronts of Italy and Russia was Aurel Pop, a young artist from Satu Mare. This young painter survived the First World War, and continued his career becoming the most important plastic artist in the landscapes of Satu Mare. His work of art was strongly influenced by his participation at the war and they transmit the strong emotions and the terrible events of the wartime. The First World War left deep wounds among the entire population, but it also meant the achieving of such a precious goal, the union of all Romanians. The unification of 1918 has produced profound mutations in the collective mentality of the Romanians, has removed borders, various physical obstacles at a fast pace, the integration process progressed, the Romanians being convinced that only within the unitary national state could achieve their aspirations for the better. Keywords: First World War, 1919, Aurel Pop, Satu Mare, Romanian army. Primul Război Mondial a însemnat şi pentru ţinuturile sătmărene grele sacrificii materiale şi umane, cu toate că Sătmarul nu a fost afectat de lupte în mod direct. Ca parte componentă a imperiului dualist austro - ungar, Transilvania a intrat în război imediat după izbucnirea acestuia. Sătmărenii au fost mobilizaţi în două regimente: Regimentul 5 de linie (cu componenţă predominant românească) şi Regimentul 12 infanterie de honvezi, cu garnizoanele în Satu Mare, Cărei şi Sighetu Marmaţiei, având comandamentul la Satu Mare, plecând pe front în ziua de 18 august. Timp de 845 de zile (din care 108 de lupte efective) au luat parte la luptele din Galiţia şi Carpaţii Păduroşi (luptele de la Komarovi, Lipnik, Zabozec, Zamosty, Kamienc Litovsk). Satu Mare - Studii şi Comunicări, nr. XXXV/II, 2019, p. 169-180
