Blackshirt (MVSN) units
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Blackshirt (MVSN) units were Fascist Italian paramilitary formations that served alongside the regular army as politically loyal militia forces during the interwar period and World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackshirt (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale) units | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fascist organization
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MVSN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blackshirts
NERFINISHED
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Camicie Nere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian Social Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | separate from regular army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Balkan Campaigns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ World War II on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | fall of the Fascist regime in Italy ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Carabinieri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Benito Mussolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
enforcement of Fascist political control
ⓘ
suppression of political opposition ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Italian Fascism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Arditi (Italian shock troops of World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-recognized militia ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Benito Mussolini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fascist regime of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
party-based officer selection
ⓘ
strong political indoctrination ⓘ |
| oath | personal loyalty to Mussolini ⓘ |
| operatedAlongside | Royal Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Fascist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | far-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | Squadristi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defense of the Fascist state ⓘ |
| recruitment | volunteer-based ⓘ |
| role |
auxiliary combat force
ⓘ
internal security force ⓘ political militia ⓘ |
| symbol | Fascio Littorio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| type |
party militia
ⓘ
political paramilitary force ⓘ |
| uniformColor | black shirt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.