Border Incidents and Border Crossings in the Baja Triangle Border Area (1948–1953)

Abstract

The study examines border incidents, border violations, and illegal border crossings that occurred during the Soviet–Yugoslav conflict (1948–1953) on the Hungarian–Yugoslav border adjacent to the Baja Triangle, based on documents from the National Command of the Hungarian Border Guard. The border incidents took various forms. Most of them can be considered minor provocations, but there were more serious cases, too. After they were detected, illegal border violations were always followed by extensive raids lasting up to several days. Initially, the local population did not assist the border guards, but a change can be observed from 1951 onwards