Research Article

“Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”

Number: 6 June 30, 2021
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“Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”

Abstract

During the Second World War in the northeastern border areas of “Greater Albania”, Serbia, and Montenegro the two occupying powers, Italy and Germany, were forced to work together from 1941 to 1943. From the beginning, the collaboration, which evolved during the Balkans campaign in 1941 following the redistribution of the territories between the Axis powers, was marked by deep resentment and distrust. Both occupying powers acted against opponents in the most brutal manner in order to destroy enemy groups and keep their part of the territory under control. But at the same time, both wanted to keep the influence of the other occupying power as subdued as possible by manipulating and instrumentalising the pre-existing interethnic conflicts between locals for their own purposes. The following article seeks to shed light on these Italian-German occupation strategies, which have not been thoroughly investigated thus far.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

January 13, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 4, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 6

APA
Zaugg, F. A. (2021). “Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, 6, 51-73. https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL
AMA
1.Zaugg FA. “Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania.” BALKAR. 2021;(6):51-73. https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL
Chicago
Zaugg, Franziska Anna. 2021. ““Un Centro D’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of ‘Greater Albania’”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, nos. 6: 51-73. https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL.
EndNote
Zaugg FA (June 1, 2021) “Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies 6 51–73.
IEEE
[1]F. A. Zaugg, ““Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of ‘Greater Albania’”, BALKAR, no. 6, pp. 51–73, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL
ISNAD
Zaugg, Franziska Anna. ““Un Centro D’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of ‘Greater Albania’”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies. 6 (June 1, 2021): 51-73. https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL.
JAMA
1.Zaugg FA. “Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”. BALKAR. 2021;:51–73.
MLA
Zaugg, Franziska Anna. ““Un Centro D’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of ‘Greater Albania’”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, no. 6, June 2021, pp. 51-73, https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL.
Vancouver
1.Franziska Anna Zaugg. “Un centro d’intrighi”: The Tainted Collaboration of the Axis Powers in the Borderlands of “Greater Albania”. BALKAR [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;(6):51-73. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA36GU75YL