Operation Achse
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Operation Achse, originally called Operation Alaric, was the German operation to forcibly disarm the Italian armed forces after Italy's armistice with the Allies on 3 September 1943.
Disarmed Italian soldiers marching to captivity in Bozen.
Italian Social Republic
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The Italian Social Republic, known prior to December 1943 as the National Republican State of Italy, but more popularly known as the Republic of Salò, was a German puppet state with limited diplomatic
Operation Achse
…was soon revoked by the Germans; by 15 September all Italian troops were disarmed, on 23 September Calvi di Bergolo was arrested and the German and RSI forces, under Generals Stahel and Chieli, respectively, assumed control of the city; despite this, they stated that the status of "open city" was…
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)
German Tiger I tank in front of the Victor Emmanuel II Monument in Rome in February 1944
Mussolini inspecting fortified positions, 1944