Participarea românilor din fostul județ Târnava Mare la Primul Război Mondial (1914–1918)
Romanians from the Former County of Târnava Mare 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 Târnava Mare. In the actions imposed by the war was involved 12,152 persons from the 126 localities reviewed. Between 1914 and 1918 from the localities of the county were concentrated 11,972 Romanian inhabitants. Among those called to arms, 10,874 were employed in the active part, as soldiers on the frontline, and 1,098 in the sedentary part for auxiliary activities or mobilized on the spot. 114 others Romanian inhabitants were detained to be incarcerated or imprisoned in camp most likely because of their involvement in the national fight and 66 of them chose the path of refuge. During the war, among the Romanians mobilized, 1,064 died on the front, 390 died in detention, in exile, due to the diseases they caught or from the injuries and 607 went missing. At the end of the war the number of survivors was 10,091. 8,423 of them returned home fully healthy, 1,052 ills or injured which afterwards would make a full recovery and 616 of them disabled. 979 medals were received. Those that were dead or had disappeared left behind 808 widows and 1,853 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 434,400 lei during the entire war. At the same time, they suffered damages that reached a total value of 9,320,600 lei.

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