Trieste, Italy 1954
The title of the photograph featured on this postcard is: “Cerimonia per il ritorno di Trieste all’Italia, 4 novembre 1954, Archivo Giornalfoto.”
Beginning in 1940 Italy joined World War II with Nazi Germany. When the Fascist regime collapsed in 1943 the territory around Trieste was occupied by the German Wehrmacht armed forces. Toward the end of the war the Yugoslav Partisan units entered Trieste on 1 May 1945. The 2nd New Zealand Division also arrived the following day resulting in an uneasy truce between New Zealand and Yugoslav occupying troops. 1947 the United Nations Security Council approved a Resolution to create a free state in Trieste and the region surrounding it. An international governor was approved by the U.K., U.S., France, and the Soviet Union. Trieste was divided into two zones, A and B. Seven years later, in 1954, the territory was dissolved with zone A given to Italy and zone B to Yugoslavia. Today the Yugoslavian area is part of Solvenia and Croatia. The card shows the massive crowd that came to celebrate the event in 1954.
The Giornalfoto Archive was purchased in 1994 by the Municipality of Trieste. The collection contains over one million photographic assets, mostly negatives, produced by the Giornalfoto agency, from 1950 to 1989.
This was one of several cards received recently. Thanks to my friend who not only sent the postcards but wrote interesting and informative comments on each card.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/Free_Territory_of_Trieste
http://biblioteche.comune.trieste,it
https://fototecatrieste.it/fondi/giornalfoto/
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