Sărmașu massacre refers to the torture and massacre of 165 people, primarily Jews, committed by Hungarian paramilitaries in Sărmașu, Cluj-Turda County, during World War II.
Following Romania's defection from the Axis powers and alignment with the Allies during World War II, Sărmașu was occupied by Nazi-aligned Hungarian troops between 5 September and 10 October 1944. During this period, Hungarian gendarmes and members of the Hungarian National Guard, led by gendarmes captain Lánczos László, killed 126 local Jews (out of 142 who were living in the town at the time), as well as 39 Romanians, most of whom were prisoners of war captured in battles along the Oarba de Mureș–Luduș–Gheja–Chețani alignment during the Battle of Turda.
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