former Statue of the Hungarian Freedom Fighter
former Statue of the Hungarian Freedom Fighter
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Hlavná, 040 01 Staré Mesto
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
GPS coordinates:
48.71982, 21.258471
History
The statue was raised in 1906 next to the Chapel of St. Michael in memory of the 9th battalion from Kassa, which fought heroically in the Hungarian War of Independence between 1848 and 1849.
On December 29, 1918 the Czechoslovak Legion invaded Kassa. On March 15, 1919 the Hungarian majority of Kassa held a commemoration at the statue and also peacefully protested against the invasion. During the night of March 16 the Czechoslovaks tore down the Hungarian sign boards on the main street and shot on those who dared to look out of the window. Next morning the Czechoslovaks cut off the head of the statue of the Hungarian freedom fighter with a saw then tore down the entire statue. Soon a large crowd gathered at the statue to protest against the vandalism. One of the Czechoslovak soldiers standing guard at the ruins of the statue shot into the crowd. He hit the 37 years-old housewife Ördög Ilona in the forehead and the 13 years-old newspaper seller girl Hervacsics Aranka in the neck. Both of them died. The Italian officers, who were in Kassa to control the invasion, were astonished by the murder. They sent a report to Rome, but nothing happened. On June 4, 1920 the town of Kassa, despite having a massive Hungarian majority, was attached to Czechoslovakia. Since then the Czechoslovaks have managed to get rid of not only the statue but also most of the Hungarian inhabitants of the town.
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