Military of the Kingdom of Italy
The military of the Italian Social Republic include the Italian Armed Forces and the Fascist Forces, in turn consisting of the National Republican Guard and the Voluntary Militia for National Security. Both Italian Armed Forces and National Republican Guard include their autonomous commands assigned to the Autonomous Republics, while the Voluntary Militia for National Security follows a different organization.
These forces total about 733,000 active personnel (including the National Republican Guard). All branches of armed forces fall under the command of Supreme Command of Armed Forces, vested in the Duce of the Republic, and are managed by the Chief of General Staff. The Ministry of War is responsible for planning logistics and funding of the armed forces and is not involved with in-the-field military operational command.
The Italian Armed Forces consist of the National Republican Army (Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano, E.N.R.), National Republican Navy (Marina da Guerra Nazionale Repubblicana, M.N.R.), National Republican Air Force (Areonautica Nazionale Repubblicana, A.N.R.) and Republican Police Corps (Corpo di Polizia Repubblicana, C.P.R.). The regular armed forces have an about 593,000 personnel.
The National Republican Guard (Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana, GNR) has an about 140,000 personnel in various branches: its own Naval Force, Aerospace Force, Ground Forces; and the "D" Force (Forza "D", praetorian and special forces), as well as the Cyber Warfare Force and other secondary branches. The National Fascist Party as a whole is a paramilitary volunteer force, controlled for what concerns military preparedeness by the National Republican Guard. The Voluntary Militia for National Security (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, M.V.S.N.) is the Party's territorial force and performs Gendarmerie support duties, such as riot suppression tasks, and proper activiries.
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Italian Constitution
Italian Constitution talks about war and use of military force in three distinct parts.
First of all, the declaration of war is described as "the ultimate instrument", not talking about other military actions: Italy considers war as the ultimate instrument for the defence of national sovereignity and as settlement of serious international disputes (art. 11).
The defence of the country is regarded as a sacred duty for every citizen. Military service is obligatory. Its fulfilment does not prejudice a citizen’s job. The organisation of the armed forces shall be based on the Fascist views of the Social Republic (art. 12).
And part of article 87 says that the Duce of the Republic is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and make declarations of war or peace.
Military gladii
The military gladii are small Roman swords, surrounded by laurel leaves and bearing the wording "ITALIA", as required by the rules of military discipline, Italian, and are worn on all uniforms of the Italian military personnel and worn on the lapel and collars.
This symbol derives from the emblem of Arditi in World War I.
Use of gladii si protected by law: only active military personnel can bear this symbol, and non proper use is a criminal offence.
Auxiliary organizations
Alongside the four Armed Forces, exist some auxiliary organization, which retain the military status - although some only during wartime.
Military Post
The Military Post (Posta Militare) is a support organization of the Armed Forces. During the peace time it is entrusted to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, using the Postal Administration staff. In wartime civilian personnel is militarized and supported and coordinated by Post-Telegraph MVSN. The decentralized structure in the country is divided into Regional Inspectorates and Military Post Offices. Civilian agencies of the State use the Post Civil.
Military Inspectorate for Labour
The Military Inspectorate for Labour (Ispettorato Militare per il Lavoro, IML) has a mandate to support the Armed Forces in the rear, with the task of drawing up of military infrastructure such as roads, fortifications, defensive structures, depots, warehouses, shelters, trenches, trenches, anti-aircraft, pitches and at the same time rehabilitating roads and damaged by air strikes or other reasons war. The IML is a tool for the restoration of social life and activity of war. The Inspectorate is structured on a General Command, five regional inspectorates and 55 Battalions workers militarized.
Nemesis
Nemesis is the top-secret command of Italian Social Republic that provides locations for the HeadQuarters of Duce, aerospace warning, air sovereignty protection, and ultimate defence for the Country. Headquarters od Duce and the military command centre are both located in the Gran Sasso.
Gran Sasso Nuclear Bunker
The Gran Sasso Nuclear Bunker is a military installation with Nemesis centres. Operations are conducted at five major centres: the Command Centre, Air Warning, Missile Correlation, Operations, Watch, and Space Control.
Headquarters of Duce
The headquarters of the Duce are the heart and brain of the military command of Italian Social Republic, the hub of all activities of military policy coordinating republican military actions.
The headquarters of the Duce have the characteristics of a field Headquarters: Command, the General Staff, the several structures, the technical-logistics, communications centres and transport, defence organization, guard and security units, decentralized operations centre and the necessary service infrastructure: transmission, transportation facilities by land, sea and air, air defence positions with radar equipment, air-defence batteries, fighter squadrons and aircraft connection. It is a joint military organization, composed of personnel of the Armed Forces, National Republican Guard, OVRA and the Militia, specially chosen and selected.
Security is guaranteed by off-limits to traffic areas, checkpoints and mobile intervention units including:
- The "Duce's Own Squadron" ("Squadrone del Duce") (GNR), for the personal protection of the Duce
- Public Security - Nemesis (Republican Police Corps company)
- GNR "M" Legion "Guardia del Duce"
- Motorway MVSN Squadron "Duce's Own Escort" ("Scorta del Duce")
- Motorway MVSN Special Squadron
- PNF Secretary Escort Squadron
- Car Unit
- Guard Unit "Bir el Gobi"
The garrison units include:
- 613th, 614th and 618th GNR Companies
- 1st MVSN Mobile Battalion
- 2nd MVSN Battalion "Carmelo Borg Pisani"
The anti-aircraft defense is provided by:
- 12th Group A.R.CO.
- 12th MVSN Heavy Battery
- Two radar Batteries
- An armoured protection unit "Leoncello" is assigned to ensure security of the near airport.
Communications use a military satellite network, the normal civil network, the radio link of Monte Baldo and radiotelegraph and satellite transmission stations.
RS/33
Cabinet RS/33 (Gabinetto RS/33) is a top-secret government agency framed within the OVRA, funded by Mussolini in 1933, following an air crash of an unidentified flying object. As the name states, the scientific cabinet is focused on special research (Ricerche Speciali, special research). The agency consists of famous scientists, assembled in order to study special phoenomens.
Territorial military organization
The territory of R.S.I. is organized in Military Regional Commands and Provincial Military Command. Each Regional Military Command consists of a Command, a HQ with a delegation of the Superintendency and a battalion. Each province is run by a Provincial Military Command with its own HQ, a company and the Provincial Military District. The Regional Military Commands carry out the functions of the Provincial Military Command of the relevant province.
Special Forces
The Italian Armed Forces, as well as Fascist armed corps, have a number of Special Forces units. According to the specialization, they are called "Arditi" (roughly translated as "Bold Ones", deriving from WWI elite storm troops) if they have a military role, or "Operatori" ("Operators") if they have a police special unit role:
- 10th Arditi Regiment "Col Moschin" (10° Reggimento Arditi "Col Moschin") - National Republican Army;
- National Republican Air Force Arditi Destroyers (Arditi Distruttori Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) - National Republican Air Force;
- Arditi Incursori (Arditi Commandos) - National Republican Navy:
- Special Intervention Group (Operators) (Gruppo Intervento Speciale) - Republican Police Corps:
- National Security Operators (Operatori per la Sicurezza Nazionale) - Voluntary Militia for National Security.
