Prezența preoților de armată în timpul campaniei militare din Transilvania și Ungaria (1918-1920)
The Presence of Army Priests during the Military Campaign in Transylvania and Hungary (1918-1920)

Summary/Abstract: The terror unleashed by the Hungarian guards in the historical fortress of Alba Iulia on the supporters of the desired United Romania, carried out on December 1, 1918, led the Romanian National Council to request the military support of the government across the Carpathians. In order to restore the order and stop the atrocities, the General Headquarters ordered 2 divisions to act as an emergency in Transylvania. Aspiring to the grandeur of the past, the Red Army of the newly born Hungarian Soviet Republic attacked the Romanian Royal Army in the spring of 1919. The latter retaliated accordingly, and following difficult and bloody confrontations with the enemy, managed to occupy Budapest and annihilate the spread of Bolshevism in Central and Eastern Europe for two decades. 10 mobilized military priests also contributed substantially to the success of the campaigns in Transylvania and Hungary. Acting in the field of religious assistance, they were of real use both to the troops, whom they guided spiritually, and to the civilian population along the bordering area of the operations (especially in Transylvania). The most emotional and festive moment took place on the banks of the Tisza, which became the border of Great Romania, where the military priests thanked God for the victory and blessed the water of the river, which they partook together with the soldiers.

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