"But the Germans Didn’t Want Anything from Us": The Lessons and Legacies of World War II Slovene Collaboration

Abstract

Slovene collaboration with the Axis occupiers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Hungary) divided the Slovene nation during the years 1941-1945 and continues to cast its long shadow over Slovenia today. This talk highlights a number of the critical legacies of Slovene collaboration during World War II and identifies key lessons that the Slovene experience can offer to the wider, thematic study of collaboration with the enemy during a time of military occupation.