1945 ⟶ Yugoslav Forces Occupy Trieste
start of occupation of Trieste by Yugoslav forces, although ...
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🇮🇹 Yugoslav Forces Occupy Trieste
start of occupation of Trieste by Yugoslav forces, although challenged by the 2nd New Zealand Division under General Freyberg and the city remained part of Italy. Cox said that it was the first major confrontation of the Cold War and was the one corner of Europe where no demarcation line had been agreed upon in advance by the Allies. ⟶
TriesteYugoslaviaItalyOccupationCold War OriginsTerritorial DisputesPost-WarConflict
🇷🇴 Soviet Puppet Government Installed in Romania
The Soviet Union installs a puppet government in Romania.⟶
Soviet UnionEastern EuropeRomaniaSatellite StateOccupationPost-WarIron CurtainCold War Origins
🛡️ Tito Heads Yugoslav Provisional Government
Josip Broz Tito is installed as the head of the provisional government of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia.⟶
YugoslaviaTitoCommunistBalkansPost-WarGovernmentEastern EuropeCold War
🗣️ Byrnes' Stuttgart Speech Rejects Morgenthau Plan
In a speech known as the Restatement of Policy on Germany in Stuttgart, James F. Byrnes, United States Secretary of State repudiates the Morgenthau Plan. He states the US intention to keep troops in Europe indefinitely and expresses US approval of the territorial annexation of 29% of pre-war Germany, but does not condone further claims.⟶
GermanyPost-War PolicyOccupationUnited StatesDiplomacyCold War OriginsMorgenthau Plan
🇮🇹 Free Territory of Trieste Established
Establishment of the neutral state Free Territory of Trieste.⟶
ItalyTriesteYugoslaviaTerritorial DisputePost-WarEuropeNeutral StateCold War
🤝 Free Territory of Trieste Dissolved
The Free Territory of Trieste is dissolved.⟶
TriesteItalyYugoslaviaEuropeTerritorial DisputesPost-War