ADRIATISCHES KÜSTENLAND / ADRIATIC LITTORAL
See also VENEZIA GIULIA 

GERMAN OPERATION ZONE ADRIATISCHES KÜSTENLAND
 
In 1943, after their occupation of Italy, the Germans - for strategical 
reasons - placed the provinces of Fiume, Gorizia, Ljubljana (= Italian part
of Slovenia), Pola, Trieste and Udine under their direct rule.
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GERMAN ADMINISTRATORS
Supreme Commissioner
Obersten Kommissar

1943 - 1945   Friedrich "Friedl" Rainer, Reichsstatthalter 
              and Gauleiter of Carinthia (1)                 1903 - 1947

Higher S.S. and Policeleader
Höherer S.S. und Polizeiführer

(responsible for internal security ; subordinated to the 
Highest S.S. and Police-leader in Italy)

1943 - 1945   Odilo Globocnik                                1904 - 1945

(1) As Rainer seldom went to the Küstenland, effective authority was
    exercised by his delegate Wolsegger
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ITALIAN ADMINISTRATORS
Chief Prefect of the Italian provinces

(co-ordinated the activities of the prefects of all the Italian provinces -
including Zara - except Ljubljana/Slovenia)

1943 - 1945   Bruno Coceani, Prefect (Prefetto) of 
              Trieste province (2)                           1893 -    

(2) German adviser : Rudolf Hinteregger

    See here for the other prefects.

In 1945 the region was conquered by the Allies. While Slovenia again became
part of Yugoslavia, the remaining came under Allied administration.


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