Participarea românilor din fostul județ Mureş-­Turda la Primul Război Mondial (1914­-1918)
Romanians from the Former County of Mureş-­Turda that Participated in the First World War (1914­-1918)

Summary/Abstract: The First World War also marked the lives of the Romanian inhabitants and the communiti­es in which they lived that were part of the former­ county Mureș­Turda. In the actions imposed by the war were involved 13,588 persons from the 206 localities reviewed. Between 1914 and 1918, from the localities of the county, 13,568 Romanian inhabitants were concentrated. Among those called to arms, 12,784 were employed in the active part, as soldiers on the frontline, and 784 in the sedentary part for auxiliary activities or mobilized on the spot. 13 other Romanian inhabitants were detained to be incarcerated or imprisoned in camp most likely because of their involvement in the national fight and 7 of them chose the path of refuge. During the war, among the Romanians mobilized, 1,315 died on the front, 219 died in deten­tion, in exile, due to the diseases they caught or from the injuries and 866 went missing. At the end of the war, the number of survivors was 11,188. 9,624 of them returned home fully healthy, 794 ill or injured which afterwards would make a full recovery and 770 of them disabled. 1,024 medals were received. Those that were dead or had disappeared left behind 1,108 widows and 2,410 orphans. The communities of the county had their own contribution in sustaining the war. The dona­tion and voluntary contributions made by the inhabitants of those communities reached a total value of 381,550 lei during the entire war. At the same time, they suffered damages that reached a total value of 41,089,500 lei.

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