Gulyás Katalin et al. (szerk.): Tisicum - A Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Múzeumok Évkönyve 23. (Szolnok, 2014)
Történettudomány - Négyesi Lajos: A 29. honvéd és népfölkelő gyalogezredek az első világháborúban
TISICUM XXIII. - TÖRTÉNETTUDOMÁNY ábrázoló bronz dombormű ékesítette, alatta pedig Somogyváry Gyula emlékező sorait olvashatta az arra járó. „Mond őt vitéznek, villámnak, viharnak, / István-kardjának - s ez mind szó csupán, / Mond, hogy jobb hőse nem volt a magyarnak / S csodák támadtak véres lábnyomán: / Mind szürke szó! -Ső meg nem hallja azt, / Szent szunnyadásban vár egy új tavaszt / S feltámad még és lesznek új csodák / Ha megfújják a jászkun- trombitát!”3 Az, hogy az emlékező szavakat éppen ő írta, nemcsak annak volt köszönhető, hogy a két világháború közötti időszak egyik legismertebb és legnépszerűbb regényírója volt, hanem az ezredhez való személyes kötődésének is. 1914-ben önként vonult be szolgálatra a 29. honvéd gyalogezredhez, majd szolgált a 29-es népfölkelők soraiban is. Háborús trilógiája - a Virágzik a mandula, a Ne sárgulj, fűzfa és az És Mihály harcolt - 36 hónapos szolgálata során szerzett személyes élményein alapul. Lajos Négyesi The Hungarian Royal 29th Infantry and Territorial Regiment in World War I The history of the 29th Infantry Regiment started with the Bill of Home Defence issued in 1912, and it was originally made up of elements of the Budapest 1 st, Kassa 9th and Gyula 2nd Infantry Regiments. The regiment headquarters and the first and second battalion were stationed in Budapest, and the third battalion in Jászberény garrison. The area of augmentation of the regiment was Kecskemét, Cegléd, Nagykőrös and the townships of Kunszentmárton and Dunavecse, Szolnok, Túrkeve, Mezőtúr, Jászberény, Abony and Nagykáta. The 29th Infantry Regiment was deployed in the Serbian theatre of operations where it took part in several armed engagements until Christmas 1914. From the beginning of 1915, the regiment was redeployed on the Russian battlefront, where at the pass of Uzsok, they repelled a number of Russian attacks. After the Gorlice breakthrough, they advanced as far as the river Dnester, however, between 7th and 9th June in the battle of Zablotovce, the enemy preponderance routed their powers: the regiment suffered an 80% loss of personnel. After recuperation and recruitment, the regiment remained in reserves, than it took part in the advance of Lemberg as far as the border of Galicia. In January 1916, the regiment relieved the 30th Infantry Regiment in the Carpathian Mountains. It was there that the offensive of Brusilov found them on 4th June. The offensive was introduced by seven hours of artillery fire. The enemy infantry first broke through the positions of neighbouring regiments, then the unwavering men of the 29th were enveloped and wiped out. There were less than 200 man who survived from the regiment, so it suffered a nearly 90% loss of manpower. The 29th regiment was reorganised in July 1916, and they soon saw action again. They served in Galicia until the ceasefire with Russia. In March 1918, the regiment deployed in the Italian warzone where they relieved the 30th Infantry Regiment in the posts around Rocca. Finally, when the front collapsed they became prisoners of war. The 29th Infantry and Territorial Regiment recruited reservist men who had already completed their conscript military service over the age of 33. They were also deployed in the Serbian battlefront, then from the summer of 1915, they defended the plateau of Doberdo. In the third battle of Isonzo, the regiment lost nearly 60% of their personnel. In the summer of 1916, in order to resist the Russian offensive, they were deployed in Galicia then in Transylvania, later they served in Romanian territories. The men serving in the regiment included Lieutenant István Zádor, a painter of the Szolnok Artists’ Colony and writer Gyula Somogyvári. 3 http://www.honvedelem.hu/nyomtat/38757 (2014.08.23.) 254
