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 | | Other territories on the East Coast of the Adriatic that had either substantial or predominate Italian populations, that were NOT relinquished, were called the "irredenta" territories, and were a very sore spot for the Italians, and included Trieste, the Istria Peninsula, Fiume (Rijeka), Dalmatia, etc |
 | | Even though Italy was an Enemy of the Allies only from June 10, 1940 to September 1943, and became a Co-Belligerent of the Allies from then, until the end of the War in Europe on May 7, 1945, the "irredenta" territories were given to Yugoslavia. |
 | | So now there were numerous Italians in those "irredenta" territories, and a great number in Croatia and Slovenia, that were caught in the middle of the incendiary mix of Croatians, Serbians, Muslims, and their long simmering animosity, that fostered severe tribalism, and a Communist government, that fostered aggression against Italians. |
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