Presented here are original WWI United States military correspondence documents regarding The Inter-Allied Military Mission in Hungary in 1919. We have dozens of original documents and signed letter's between General Harry Hill Bandholtz, the prolific Major General during World War I who was "charged with disarming the Hungarian military and supervising the withdrawal of the Serbian and Romanian armies, which were occupying the territory of Hungary in 1919," and other military generals of the time.
"The Allies had promised that people would be able to make self-determination of their futures as Austria-Hungary and other empires were broken up. According to his own accounts, he is said to have prevented the arrest of Hungarian Prime Minister István Friedrich by the Romanians. On August 25, in the MÁVAG factory he intercepted 135 Romanian trucks packed with material despite the prohibition of requisition and prevented the factory from sacking. He is also remembered for preventing the Romanian military authorities from removing artefacts from the Hungarian National Museum on October 5, 1919; he was "armed" only with a riding crop. The Romanian aim was to recover artefacts taken from the Library of the Romanian Academy during the Central Powers' occupation of Bucharest and from the Transylvanian museums (from a territory which was claimed by the Kingdom of Romania) by the retreating Austro-Hungarian troops. Bandholtz locked the doors and placed signs that read, "This door sealed by Order the Inter-Allied Military Commission. H.H. Bandholtz, President of the Day, October 5th, 1919." - Wiki Sources.
These documents are housed in high quality hard-plastic sleeves for display and conservation. Please view all of listed photos, and feel free to send us any questions you may have. Currently protected in our climate controlled library and is ready to ship!
Sunrise Rare Books
- We ship items world-wide, daily.
- Each item is carefully stored and protected in our temperature controlled library. We package all items in high-quality cardboard boxes to ensure safe delivery.
- Returns accepted within 30 days.