Italian Social Republic
The Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana or RSI) was a provisional government sponsored by and allied with Nazi Germany.[2] It was led by Benito Mussolini and his Republican Fascist Party. In name, it controlled northern Italy but, in fact, the land was under German military control. The country had another informal name, Salò Republic (Italian: Repubblica di Salò), after where their headquarters was located. Before 25 November 1943, the official name of the country was widely called Republican State of Italy and Republican National State (Italian: Stato Nazionale Repubblicano).[3] It was the second and last Fascist Italian state.
Italian Social Republic Repubblica Sociale Italiana | |||||||||
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| 1943–1945 | |||||||||
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 Italian Social Republic in 1943 | |||||||||
| Status | Puppet state of Nazi Germany[2] | ||||||||
| Capital | Salò (de facto) Rome (claimed) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||
| Government | Various | ||||||||
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• 1943–1945 | Benito Mussolini | ||||||||
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• 1943–1945 | Rudolf Rahn | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| 12 September 1943 | |||||||||
• | 23 September 1943 | ||||||||
| 25 April | |||||||||
• | 2 May 1945 | ||||||||
| Currency | Republican Lira (de jure) Italian lira (de facto) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | IT | ||||||||
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Italian Social Republic Media
Inno de Memeli (1943 recording)
De facto anthem of the Italian Social Republic
Benito Mussolini rescued by German troops from his prison in Campo Imperatore on 12 September 1943
Italian Social Republic propaganda poster saying: "Germany is truly your friend", by Gino Boccasile (1944)
Eagle with fasces, symbol of the Italian Social Republic
Recruitment poster by Gino Boccasile urging young men to join the National Republican Navy
Villa Feltrinelli in Gargnano, Mussolini's residence during the RSI period
Palazzo Feltrinelli (also known as Villa Orsoline) in Gargnano, Mussolini's office and secretariat
Villa Bettoni in Gargnano, seat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and venue of 15 of 17 of the Council's meetings
Hotel Laurin (formerly Villa Simonini) in Salò, seat of the RSI foreign affairs ministry
References
- ↑ Italy 1922-1943nationalanthems.info.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pauley, Bruce F.. Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini: Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century Italy (2003). Wheeling: Harlan Davidson. p. 228. ISBN 088295993X..
- ↑ Palla, M. (2000) Mussolini and fascism, p. 137. ISBN 1566563402
Other websites
Media related to Italian Social Republic at Wikimedia Commons