Italian Social Republic

The Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana or RSI) was a provisional government sponsored by and allied with Nazi Germany.^[2] It was led by Benito Mussolini and his Republican Fascist Party. In name, it controlled northern Italy but, in fact, the land was under German military control. The country had another informal name, Salò Republic (Italian: Repubblica di Salò), after where their headquarters was located. Before 25 November 1943, the official name of the country was widely called Republican State of Italy and Republican National State (Italian: Stato Nazionale Repubblicano).^[3] It was the second and last Fascist Italian state.

Italian Social Republic Repubblica Sociale Italiana
1943–1945
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Anthem: Giovinezza[1] "Youth"
Italian Social Republic in 1943
Status	Puppet state of Nazi Germany[2]
Capital	Salò (de facto) Rome (claimed)
Common languages	Italian
Government	Various
Duce
• 1943–1945	Benito Mussolini
Plenipotentiary
• 1943–1945	Rudolf Rahn
Historical era	World War II
• Gran Sasso raid	12 September 1943
• Mussolini's Restoration	23 September 1943
• Allied offensive	25 April
• Surrender	2 May 1945
Currency	Republican Lira (de jure) Italian lira (de facto)
ISO 3166 code	IT
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)