The Germans had seized Trieste in 1943,…
May 1945 CE
The Germans had seized Trieste in 1943, intending to maintain it as a southern outlet to the sea for the Third Reich.
Tito’s Partisans, having occupied Trieste in May 1945 and claimed it for Yugoslavia, hope that its possession is assured, but the Allies force the establishment of a Free Territory of Trieste, consisting of a northern, Italian-administered zone in and around the city and ...