Black Brigades

Fascist military corps of the Italian Social Republic (RSI), which operated in northern Italy after the signing of the Armistice (September 8th, 1943). Established on June 30th, 1944, by Benito Mussolini, president of the RSI, it converted the entire Republican Fascist Party into a military body. A total of 39 brigades were created, one for each province.