Impériumváltások Erdélyben és az 1944–1945-ös fordulat
Changes of Imperiums in Transylvania and the Turning of 1944-1945

Summary/Abstract: The main issue of the Hungarian–Romanian relationship, from the first half of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th century, was the struggle for the exclusive possession of the multinational Transylvania. The most important events of this struggle happened in the first half of the 20th century: 1918/ 1919, the Second Vienna Award on 30 August 1940, and 1944/1945. After the Romanian passing on 23 August 1944, the armistice was signed on 12 September 1944 in Moscow. Article 19 of this agreement annulled the Second Vienna Award. Afterwards, Romanian public administration and security forces came back in the wake of Soviet and Romanian armies as well. Then, the so-called “Iuliu Maniu” Volunteer Battalions committed some atrocities against Hungarians. Due to this fact – which was a pretence – Moscow ordered the withdrawal of Romanian public administration from Northern Transylvania on 12 November 1944. The main cause of this decision was the blackmail of the “reactionist” Romanian government to reach the takeover of a left administration. Three days after the inauguration of the left Groza-government in 6 March 1945, Stalin approved the reintroduction of the public administration of the Romanian State in Northern Transylvania.

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