The Italian Social Republic, often called the Republic of Salò after the town on Lake Garda where some of its ministries were based, was a puppet state set up by Nazi Germany in German-occupied northern Italy. It was led by Benito Mussolini, who had been removed from power and arrested, then freed by German paratroopers in a daring raid on the Gran Sasso, shortly after Italy signed an armistice with the Allies. The state had its own army and a fascist party, but it depended entirely on German support, and it was bitterly opposed by the Italian resistance, which led to a brutal civil war. It collapsed in the last days of the war in Europe, and Mussolini was captured and executed by partisans.
Before and after
- from 17 August 1943 to 18 August 1943Battle off Horaniu
- September 1943Foibe massacres
- from 8 September 1943 to 22 November 1943Dodecanese Campaign
- from 21 September 1943 to 26 September 1943Massacre of the Acqui Division
- from 23 September 1943 to 25 April 1945Italian Social Republic
- 29 September 1943Birth of Lech Wałęsa
- October 1943Streptomycin, the first antibiotic that works against tuberculosis, is discovered
- 14 October 1943Birth of Mohammad Khatami
- from 31 October 1943 to 11 December 1943Kerch–Eltigen Operation
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