 In 1945, Slavia Friulana again became an integral part of Italy.It was included in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.Between 1945 and 1947, Slavia Friulana was a region on the border with the Communist Bloc, and it was listed as a special operational zone of Gladio, a clandestine NATO "stay-behind" operation in Italy after World War II, intended to counter a possible Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe.