Background
The principal reason for the annexation of the south-western territories of the Drava Banovina was an Italian reaction to Germany's annexation of Lower Styria and Upper Carniola. Although Slovenia was not traditionally claimed by Italian nationalists as Italia irredenta, after the collapse of Yugoslavia the Fascist regime laid claims to the region based on "historical" proofs of its "Italianness" - the territory had belonged to the County of Gorizia, the Duchy of Friuli and the Ancient Roman provinces of Illyria while the Roman city of Emona (modern Ljubljana) was an important hub of communcation.
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