Uprising in West Hungary

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Uprising in West-Hungary
Burgenland in Austria.svg
Map of present-day Burgenland in Austria, the area of the short-lived state of Lajtabánság and military conflicts
Date28 August - 13 October 1921
(1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
West-Hungary (Sopron County, Moson County, Vas County)
(today part of: Burgenland, Austria and Hungary)
Result Hungarian victory, referendum called
Territorial
changes
Sopron and its area remained in Hungary.
Belligerents

Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Hungary 1940.svg Hungary
(disarmament of the rebels in 1922)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (small border conflicts)
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg France (Non-combatant military mission)

Contents

RongyosGardakulonitmenyjelvenye.jpg Rongyos Gárda
Flag of Banate of Leitha.svg Lajtabánság
Islam symbol plane2 green.png Bosnian and Albanian Muslim volunteers
Commanders and leaders
RongyosGardakulonitmenyjelvenye.jpg Pál Prónay
Iván Héjjas
Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek
Mihály Francia Kiss
Károly Kaszala
István Friedrich
Gyula Gömbös
Islam symbol plane2 green.png Huszein Durics Hilmi
Strength
~500 Austrian police officers and gendarmeries ~500-600
Casualties and losses
12 killed
46 wounded
24 killed
In 1921, Major Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek led a detachment of mounted gendarmes through Sopron in support of the West-Hungarians who were protesting the Trianon Treaty, which would turn over West Hungary to Austria. Hungarians Protest Trianon, Sopron, 1921.jpg
In 1921, Major Gyula Ostenburg-Moravek led a detachment of mounted gendarmes through Sopron in support of the West-Hungarians who were protesting the Trianon Treaty, which would turn over West Hungary to Austria.

According to the Treaty of Trianon, the city of Sopron in western Hungary and its surroundings were assigned to Austria. After an uprising in 1921 in this region, a referendum was held and 65.08% of the votes were in favor of belonging to Hungary. This referendum was accepted by the major powers and the transition of Sopron and its surrounding 8 villages from Austria to Hungary was the only serious territorial revision in the years following the Treaty of Trianon.

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