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| rdfs:comment | - The Italian Social Republic (), informally known as the Republic of Salò (), was a puppet state of Nazi Germany during the later part of World War II (from 1943 until 1945). It was the second and last incarnation of the Fascist Italian state and it was led by Duce Benito Mussolini and his reformed Republican Fascist Party. The state declared Rome as its capital, but was de facto centered around Salò (hence its colloquial name), a small town on Lake Garda, where Mussolini and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was headquartered. The RSI exercised nominal sovereignty in northern Italy, but was largely dependent on German troops to maintain control.
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| Caption | - Eagle with fasces,symbol of the RSI
- Mussolini inspecting fortified positions, 1944
- RSI soldier cleaning his weapon- Gothic line 1944
- RSI soldiers deployed to Nettuno Battle
- RSI soldiers, March 1944
- RSI soldier with signature "M" monogram on lapels and wearing a "samurai" magazine-holding vest for his Beretta MAB SMG
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| Image | - Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-307-0768-20A, Italien, italienischer Soldat.jpg
- Eagle with fasces.svg
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-316-1198-11, Italien, italienischer Soldat beim Waffenreinigen.jpg
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-311-0926-04, Italien, italienische Soldaten.jpg
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-311-0926-07, Italien, italienische Soldaten.jpg
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-316-1175-25, Italien, Benito Mussolini bei Inspektion.jpg
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| abstract | - The Italian Social Republic (), informally known as the Republic of Salò (), was a puppet state of Nazi Germany during the later part of World War II (from 1943 until 1945). It was the second and last incarnation of the Fascist Italian state and it was led by Duce Benito Mussolini and his reformed Republican Fascist Party. The state declared Rome as its capital, but was de facto centered around Salò (hence its colloquial name), a small town on Lake Garda, where Mussolini and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was headquartered. The RSI exercised nominal sovereignty in northern Italy, but was largely dependent on German troops to maintain control. In July 1943, after the Allied forces had pushed Italy out of North Africa and subsequently invaded Sicily, the Grand Fascist Council, with the support of King Victor Emmanuel III, had overthrown and arrested Mussolini. The new government began secret peace negotiations with the Allied powers. When an armistice was announced in September, Germany was prepared and quickly intervened. Germany seized control of northern Italy, freed Mussolini and brought him to the German-occupied area to establish a puppet regime. The RSI was proclaimed on 23 September 1943. Although the RSI claimed most of the lands of Italy as rightfully belonging to it, the RSI held political control over a vastly reduced portion of Italy. The RSI only received diplomatic recognition from Germany and its satellites. Around 25 April 1945, Mussolini's republic came to an end. In Italy, this day is known as Liberation Day. On this day a general partisan uprising and the Allied spring offensive managed to oust the Germans from Italy almost entirely. At the point of its demise, the Italian Social Republic had existed for slightly more than nineteen months. On 27 April, Mussolini, his mistress (Clara Petacci), several RSI ministers, and several other Italian Fascists were caught by partisans while attempting to flee. On 28 April, Mussolini and most of the other captives were shot by the partisans. The RSI Minister of Defense, Rodolfo Graziani, surrendered what was left of the RSI on May 2, when the German forces in Italy capitulated, putting a definitive end to the Italian Social Republic.
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