The Novi Sad raid (Serbian: Рација у јужној Бачкој, romanized: Racija u južnoj Bačkoj; also known as the Raid in southern Bačka, the Novi Sad massacre, the Újvidék massacre, or simply The Raid; Рација, Racija) was a massacre carried out by the Royal Hungarian Army, the armed forces of Kingdom of Hungary, during World War II, after the Hungarian occupation of Yugoslav territories and annexation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It resulted in the deaths of 3,000–4,000 civilians in Novi Sad and surrounding towns in the southern Bačka (Bácska) region.
The Hungarian occupational authorities began raiding towns and villages in southern Bačka as early as 4 January 1942, ostensibly as a means of suppressing Partisan resistance, though the historical record shows that the Hungarian Government was attempting to improve its geopolitical standing vis-à-vis Germany. The first town to be raided was Čurug, followed by Gospođinci, Titel, Temerin, Đurđevo and Žabalj. The victims were seemingly detained at random while conducting everyday activities. On 20 January, the city of Novi Sad (Hungarian: Újvidék) was surrounded and placed on curfew; its telephone lines were cut.
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