Skirmish at Diosig
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| Skirmish of Diosig | |||||||
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| Part of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Romania |
 Hungary | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Dumitru Lazea † |
Corporal Juhász | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 6 killed | 9 killed | ||||||
The Skirmish at Diosig was a border incident between Romanian and Hungarian troops in September 1940.
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Aftermath
Local Romanians informed a colonel of the nearby retreating Romanian troops at Săcueni, who was the uncle of Lazea. He was enraged by the events and ordered the village to immediately provide the remains, otherwise the people of Diosig would perish. He also captured ten local people and threatened to kill them if his demands would not be fulfilled. Many of the local people fled to Nagyléta. As initially scheduled, the Hungarian takeover of the region commenced on September 5 and ended on the 13th.[1] On 6 September, Sándor Bodnár secured the village and sent deputies to the superior of Lazea where they discussed the events. The Colonel's information were that a full company attacked the Romanian troops and massacred Romanian inhabitants of the village. After he was told what really happened, he released the captured Hungarians. The case was discussed between Hungarian and Romanian diplomatic committees as well. On September 15, the remains of Lazea were delivered and turned in to the Romanian Military. His reburial was held in the village where he was born on October 5. The Hungarian authorities promised a rigorous investigation into the case, but it is still unknown if Corporal Juhász would have been punished.[2]
Legacy
In honor of Lieutenant Lazea Dumitru, there is a street bearing his name in the city of Câmpulung, Argeș County.