the governatorate of dalmatia consisted of three provinces: zara, cattaro and spalato. the administrative capital was zara. after autumn 1941 also the dalmatian islands of pago and lesina, initially given to the croatian dictator ante pavelic, were annexed. these islands were occupied militarily by the italian army, along with an area of fascist croatia that was off the coast of segna to the center of bosnia (near sarajevo and banja luka).