Border Triangle: Occupation Borders Between Idrija, Žiri and Polhograjski Dolomiti, 1941–1945

During World War II, Slovene territory was divided up among four occupying forces – Italy, Germany, Hungary and the Independent State of Croatia. In their respective territories, all of them practised a mild or severe denationalisation policy, which was reflected in the repression of culture in the Slovene language, the deportation of the population, the changing of place names and personal names, and in the physical destruction of the Slovene ethnic community. In addition to the denationalisation pressures experienced by the population, they were further affected by the occupation borders which demarcated individual occupation zones.

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.