The master's thesis first explains the background situation in Europe and the attack on Yugoslavia. After quick capitulation, the division of today’s Slovenian territory followed among Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Hungary and the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). The new division was decided by Hitler personally, without taking into account previous borders. This was followed by military occupation and border marking (this used to take place simultaneously), detailed definition of borders with commissions and physical protection. In the thesis is closely examined the border between Italy and Germany to the north of Trebnje (from Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija to Bučka in Dolenjska region). It focuses on archival material of provincial councillor of Trebnje, oral sources and relics found in the field. This new border was for occupying forces considered as a national border, which was very carefully protected (mostly by Germans). The border divided also two totalitarian regimes, both of which denied the existence of Slovenian nation. Nevertheless, illegal border entries were made by partisans and couriers who did not acknowledge this division.
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