Italian resistance

Content about the Italian resistance to fascism during and prior to World War II.

Italian partisans in World War II

Italian partisans in World War II

Partisans in Venice, April 1945.

1943-1945: Anarchist partisans in the Italian Resistance

Historical notes on the activities of anarchist partisans in the anti-fascist Resistance in Italy…

Obituary: Goliardo Fiaschi, 1930-2000 - Stuart Christie

Obituary of Italian anarchist Goliardo Fiaschi by Stuart Christie from the Guardian newspaper.

Arditi del Popolo

1918-1922: The Arditi del Popolo

A history of the people's militias who fought Italy's fascists covering the birth, growth and decline of the world's first anti-fascist group,…

Michael Schirru

Michael Schirru and the attempted assassination of Mussolini - Raffaele Schiavina

An account of the trial and death of American anarchist Michael Schirru, who travelled to Italy to…

Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto

Sbardellotto, Angelo Pellegrino, 1907-1932

A short biography of Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, Italian anarchist and coal miner who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Benito…

Fiaschi, Goliardo, 1930-2000

A biography of Italian anarchist and anti-fascist partisan and book seller Goliardo Fiaschi.

Gino Lucetti

Lucetti, Gino, 1900-1943

A short biography of the Italian anarchist, Gino Lucetti, who tried to assassinate the world’s first fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, in 1926.