The Barn Was under Germany and the House under Hungary: Occupation Borders in Prekmurje 1941–1945

Before Germany attacked Yugoslavia (6 April 1941) Prekmurje had been a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes or the Kingdom of Yugoslavia under the Treaty of Trianon. Together with Bačka, Baranja, Banat and Međimurje it formed an entity that Hungarians called the Southern Territories (Délvidék). As the war began and following diplomatic negotiations, Hungarians succeeded in reclaiming Prekmurje, which they had lost in 1920. Despite the amicable agreement between Yugoslavia and Hungary, the latter gave in to the pressure exerted by Germany and broke its promise of restoring the territories it had lost with the Treaty of Trianon.

This book is part of research project Make this country German ... Italian ... Hungarian ... Croatian! The role of occupation borders in national politics and the life of the Slovenian population, shortly called Occupation borders.