In the Second World War, the Yugoslav areas occupied and annexed by Hungary (Bačka, part of Baranja, Međimurje, and Prekmurje) were in some Hungarian sources called "az anyaországhoz visszatért délvidéki területek" ("the southern territories returned to the motherland"). Banat, divided between Romania and German-occupied Serbia was no longer considered part of the concept.
In World War II, Hungarian sources called the Yugoslav areas annexed by Hungary (Bačka, Baranja, Međimurje, and Prekmurje) "the southern territories returned to the motherland." However, Banat, divided between Romania and German-occupied Serbia, was no longer considered part of this concept.