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The Germans occupied the northern portion of Slovenia along the Austrian border. After a period of military rule was annexed to the Reich, as part of Ostmark (Austrian) provinces of Carinthia and Steiermark. Yugoslavia became a killing field during the War because of the ethnic tensions. Slovenia escaped the worst of the attrocities. The SS organized the Domobrans, a home guard with German SS commanders. They committed widespread atrocities.
I am not sure about details on the German occupation. As part of the Reich, men were conscripted into the German military. Hitler Youth units were organized for the children. The language of instruction in schools became German. I'm not sure to what extent the use of Slovenian was tolerated in daily life. What I am not sure about is the NAZI racial policies in Slovenia. In Poland a process was set up for Aryanizing some of the Poles. I do not know if that occurred in Slovenia.
The Germans appear to initiated a process of deporting Yugoslavs from Slovenia. German authorities convened a meeting in Zagreb (June 4,1941). Councillor Von Troll presided. The purpose was to set up the means of deporting the Yugoslav population from Slovenia. Tens of thousands of persons were deported in carrying out this plan. [Nuremberg enditement] Ethnic Germans in the Italian occupation zone were incouraged to sign up for relocation. They were move to areas in the German occupation zone from which the population was relocated.
We know that the relatively small Slovennian population in Austria proper was deported. This eems strange as the NAZIs annexed the occupied area
of Slovenia with a much larger Slovenian population into the Reich--namely Ostmark. It seems rather strange to deport a small number and then add a large population.
My guess is that the deportment was done by local Austrians NAZIs and
the annexation done by Hitler, but that is just a guess. A German reader offers us some background information indicating how the NAZIs may have viewed Slovenia. One point to bear in mind is that NAZI decessions made during the War were not necessarily final. Had they won the War, they would have had plenty of time to revisit questions such as policies toward the Slovenes and other nationalities.
The Germans occupied the northern portion of Slovenia along the Austrian border. A German reader offers us some background information indicating how the NAZIs may have viewed Slovenia.
After a period of military rule was annexed to the Reich, as part of Ostmark (Austrian) provinces of Carinthia and Steiermark.
Yugoslavia became a killing field during the War because of the ethnic tensions. Slovenia escaped the worst of the attrocities. The SS organized the Domobrans, a home guard with German SS commanders. They committed widespread atrocities.
I am not sure about details on the German occupation. As part of the Reich, men were conscripted into the German military. Hitler Youth units were organized for the children. The language of instruction in schools became German. I'm not sure to what extent the use of Slovenian was tolerated in daily life.
What I am not sure about is the NAZI racial policies in Slovenia. In Poland a process was set up for Aryanizing some of the Poles. I do not know if that occurred in Slovenia.
Ethnic Germans in the Italian occupation zone were incouraged to sign up for relocation. They were moved to areas in the German occupation zone from which the population was relocated.
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