Battle of Carei

Battle of Carei
Part of Battle of Romania, World War II

Monument of the Romanian Soldier in Carei
DateOctober 21–25, 1944
Location
Nagykároly, Szatmár County, Hungary, (now Carei, in Satu Mare County, Romania)
47°41′2″N 22°28′1″E / 47.68389°N 22.46694°E / 47.68389; 22.46694
Result Romanian victory
De facto abrogation of the Second Vienna Award
Belligerents
 Romania
 Soviet Union		 Hungary
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Avramescu Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Jenő Major
Units involved

Kingdom of Romania 4th Army
Soviet Union 40th Army

Kingdom of Romania Gendarmerie		 2nd Army

The Battle of Carei was the last stage of recovering Romania's former territory of Northern Transylvania, ceded in 1940 to Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Award.[1][2] The battle occurred towards the end of World War II, in the wider context of the Battle of Romania and the Battle of Debrecen. On October 25, 1944, the cities of Carei and Satu Mare were freed from Hungarian and German control. By a decree from 1959, this day was established as the Romanian Armed Forces Day.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference defense was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ilie, Andreea (October 25, 2019). "Tineri-si-batrani-ati-pornit-spre-hotarele-sfinte-ale-patriei-si-cu-piepturile-voastre-ati-facut-zagaz-neinfricat-dusmanului-care-voia-sa-ajunga-la-Carpati-147036 "25 octombrie 1944, eliberarea Ardealului de sub ocupația trupelor nazisto-horthyste: "Tineri și bătrâni ați pornit spre hotarele sfinte ale patriei și cu piepturile voastre ați făcut zăgaz neînfricat dușmanului care voia să ajungă la Carpați"". activenews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Travels through the border from Szabolcs to Carei" (PDF). County Museum Satu Mare. 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2020.