Italian Social Republic
The Italian Social Republic (Repubblica Sociale Italiana in Italian) also known as the Republic of Salò, was a fascist puppet state in German-occupied northern Italy, formed after Mussolini was rescued by Otto Skorzeny, with Mussolini as leader.
It was founded on September 23, 1943 after the capitulation of Italy and lasted until 1945. Its capital was located at Salò, a small village on Lake Garda. Soon after its establishment it was forced to cede Trieste, Istria and South Tyrol to Germany, with the understanding that Venice would be taken at some point.
List of RSI Ministers
- Head of State - Benito Mussolini
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Benito Mussolini
- Minister of Defence - Rodolfo Graziani
- Ministers of the Interior - Guido Buffarini Guidi from 1943-1945, Valerio Zerbine for 1945
- Ministers of Justice - Antonino Tringali-Casanova for 1943, Pietro Pisenti from 1943-1945
- Minister of Finance - Giampietro Pellegrini from 1943-1945
- Ministers of Industrial Production - Silvio Gai for 1943, Angelo Tarchi from 1943-1945
- Minister of Public Works - Ruggero Romano from 1943-1945
- Minister of Communications - Augusto Liverani from 1943-1945
- Minister of Labour - Giuseppe Spinelli for 1945
- Minister of National Education - Carlo Alberto Biggini from 1943-1945
- Minister of Popular Culture - Fernando Mezzasoma from 1943-1945
- Leader of the Republican Fascist Party - Alessandro Pavolini from 1943-1945
See also
Miscellaneous
Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 film Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma was set in the Republic of Salò.
External link
- Historical flags of Italy (http://flagspot.net/flags/it_index.html)
- War flag of Italian Social Republic (http://flagspot.net/flags/it-isr.html)
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