Kosakenland
Kosakenland in Norditalien Cossackia | |
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The emblem of a Stanitsa, an entity in Kosakenland with a mixed military and civilian government, with two small flags symbolizing the dual division of Kosakenland (The flag in the emblem is shown on the right) | |
A map of Kosakenland | |
| Status | Military government |
| Capital | Tolmezzo |
| Recognised national languages | Russian, Italian and Friulian |
| Ethnic groups | Cossacks, Caucasian peoples, Turkmen, Italian and Friulians |
| Religion | Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Church and Islam |
| Government | |
• Leader of the Cossacks | Timofey Domanov (July 1945 - February 1945) Pyotr Krasnov (February 1945 - May 1945) |
• Leader of the Caucasians | Sultan Klych-Girey |
| History | |
• Established | July 1944 |
• Dissolved | May 1945 |
| Currency | Italian lira |
| Time zone | CET |
| Today part of | Republic of Italy |
Kosakenland (also known as Kosakenland in Norditalien or Cossackia) was a semi-independent military government subordinate to the Nazi Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral. The political entity had dual leadership representing the Caucasian population and the Cossack population which had been settled by the order of Odilo Globocnik in Carnia, Friuli. The entity lasted from July 1944 to May 1945, when the Cossacks and Caucasians that had settled within it relocated to Austria in order to surrender to the British authorities.