Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills

Operational Zone of the
Alpine Foothills
Operationszone Alpenvorland
1943–1945
The Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills ("OZAV")
The Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills ("OZAV")
CapitalBozen
GovernmentCommissariat
High Commissioner 
• 1943–1945
Franz Hofer
History 
1943
1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy
Today part ofItaly

The Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills (German: Operationszone Alpenvorland (OZAV); Italian: Zona d'operazione delle Prealpi) was a Nazi German occupation zone in the sub-Alpine area in Italy during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ After the German surrender, Bolzano was put under military occupation by the United Nations and given back to Italy only in 1947 when it had become a Republic.

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