Nușfalău massacre
The Nușfalău massacre occurred in the village of Szilágynagyfalu (today Nușfalău, Romania) in Northern Transylvania. On 8 September 1940, a Hungarian soldier with the support of some natives tortured and killed eleven people (two women and nine men) of Romanian ethnicity from the village Almașu Mare who were passing through the area.
| Nușfalău massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Szilágynagyfalu, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Nușfalău, Romania) |
| Date | 8 September 1940 (CET) |
Attack type | genocide, ethnic cleansing |
| Weapons | Bayonets |
| Deaths | 11 ethnic Romanians |
| Perpetrator | Royal Hungarian Army, locals |
History
On the morning of 8 September 1940, a group of eleven persons of Romanian ethnicity were leaving the village of Szilágynagyfalu (Nușfalău). While they were leaving the place, they were stopped by Zoltán Szinkovitz, a Hungarian native of the village, and a Hungarian soldier. They took the Romanians to the center of village and started registering them and confiscated their personal belongings. Then, the Romanians were beaten and injured with a bayonet. Next, the two women were released, while the nine men were taken in a military car 500 m away from Zilah (Zalău). There, they were killed with a lunge in the heart with the bayonets. The two women were captured by two other Hungarian natives and were taken to the site of the massacre, where they were also killed.[1][2]
The native Hungarians were later punished by the Romanian People's Tribunals, but the Hungarian soldier was never identified.[1]
See also
References
- Man, Daniel (14 September 2009). "Masacrele din Transilvania de Nord - 69 de ani de la prima jertfă de sânge a bihorenilor". Crișana-Editura Anotimp (in Romanian). Oradea.
- Niciu, Marțian (1997). Transilvania în cel de-al II-lea Război Mondial (in Romanian). 2. Cluj-Napoca. pp. 1395–1642.