ðɪ ˌɛndˌiːˈeɪtʃ tˈʊk ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv ðɪs keɪˈɑːɾɪk sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən baɪ pɹəklˈeɪmɪŋ ðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ɹˈoʊm təbi vˈɔɪd ænd ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ ɪtˈæliən dælmˈeɪʃə wɪð dʒˈɜːmən səpˈoːɹt.
The NDH took advantage of this chaotic situation by proclaiming the Treaty of Rome to be void and occupying Italian Dalmatia with German support.