Fritz Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 After November 1918 Südtirol came under Italian occupation and was annexed separated from Austria. The German language was prohibited and tabu for many years, local government positions were held by Italians from Rome, and nationalists were persecuted or excluded from public offices and qualified professions. It was briefly reunited with the Reich between the years 1943 and 1945 after Italy surrendered and was occupied by German forces. Since 1945 Südtirol is again under Italian rule. For many years in the earlier postwar period there were acts of defiance and even terror by "activists" in protest against Italian rule and the Italian language - "WEG VON ROM!" was the slogan. German speakers are still the majority of the population of Südtirol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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