Italian Partisan Republics
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The Italian Partisan Republics were the provisional state entities liberated from the rule of Nazi Germany
and the Italian Social Republic
in 1944 during the Second World War. They were universally short-lived, with most of them being reconquered by the German army
within weeks of their formal establishments and re-incorporated into their Italian Fascist
puppet state
.
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
and the Italian Social Republic
Italian Social Republic
The Italian Social Republic was a puppet state of Nazi Germany led by the "Duce of the Nation" and "Minister of Foreign Affairs" Benito Mussolini and his Republican Fascist Party. The RSI exercised nominal sovereignty in northern Italy but was largely dependent on the Wehrmacht to maintain control...
in 1944 during the Second World War. They were universally short-lived, with most of them being reconquered by the German army
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
within weeks of their formal establishments and re-incorporated into their Italian Fascist
Italian Fascism
Italian Fascism also known as Fascism with a capital "F" refers to the original fascist ideology in Italy. This ideology is associated with the National Fascist Party which under Benito Mussolini ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 until 1943, the Republican Fascist Party which ruled the Italian...
puppet state
Puppet state
A puppet state is a nominal sovereign of a state who is de facto controlled by a foreign power. The term refers to a government controlled by the government of another country like a puppeteer controls the strings of a marionette...
.
List of Italian Partisan Republics
- Republic of AlbaRepublic of Alba (1944)The Republic of Alba was a short-lived state that existed from October 10 to November 2, 1944 in Alba, northern Italy, as a local resistance against Italian fascism during World War II. It was named after the Napoleonic Republic of Alba that existed between 1796 and 1801 in Piedmont.-See...
(10 October - 2 November) - Republic of Alto Monferrato (September - 2 December)
- Republic of Alto Tortonese (September - December)
- Republic of Bobbio (7 July - 27 August)
- Republic of Cassiglio (July - September)
- Republic of Carnia (26 September - 10 October)
- Republic of Carniola (2 February - March 1944)
- Republic of Oriental Friuli (30 June - September)
- Republic of Pigna (IM) (18 September 1944 - 8 October 1944)
- Republic of the Langhe (September - November)
- Republic of Montefiorino (17 June - 1º August)
- Republic of Ossola (10 September - 23 October)
- Republic of Torriglia (26 June - 27 November)
- Republic of the Ceno Valley (10 June - 11 July)
- Republic of the Enza Valley and the Parma Valley (June - July)
- Republic of the Maira Valley and the Varaita Valley (June - 21 August)
- Republic of the Taro Valley (15 June - 24 July)
- Republic of the Lanzo Valley (25 June - September)
- Republic of the Sesia Valley (11 June - 10 July)
- Republic of Varzi (19/24 September - 29 November)
See also
- Italian resistance movementItalian resistance movementThe Italian resistance is the umbrella term for the various partisan forces formed by pro-Allied Italians during World War II...
- Italian Social RepublicItalian Social RepublicThe Italian Social Republic was a puppet state of Nazi Germany led by the "Duce of the Nation" and "Minister of Foreign Affairs" Benito Mussolini and his Republican Fascist Party. The RSI exercised nominal sovereignty in northern Italy but was largely dependent on the Wehrmacht to maintain control...
- Italian Campaign (World War II)Italian Campaign (World War II)The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
- German-occupied Europe