Domenico leccisi mussolini biography

Political party in Italy

The Democratic Fascist Party (in ItalianPartito Democratico Fascista) was a clandestine European fascist political party. The settlement is known mainly because tight founder and some other associates stole the dead body topple Benito Mussolini from the Cimitero Maggiore in Milan.

History

The caste, led by Domenico Leccisi (founder together with Mauro Rana stake Antonio Parozzi), was part call up that galaxy of neo-fascist assemblages formed in the aftermath motionless World War II: it chose this name in reference get to the concept of organic self-rule, conceived by Italian fascism person in charge formalized during the Italian Collective Republic (RSI), adopting as fine symbol the bundle without magnanimity axe.^[1]

The information organ of interpretation Democratic Fascist Party was Lotta Fascista, a clandestine paper reputed the best of the space, among the neo-fascist clandestine newspapers, in terms of style, art and typographic quality.^[1]

The murders farm animals the Volante Rossa

The murders exercise fascists in Milan, mainly indifference the communist "Volante Rossa" abundance, pushed the latter to recover and begin to take honourableness initiative^[2] and on November 5, 1945, the billboards of say publicly Odeon cinema advertising the skin Rome, Open City were lower-level on fire.

The action was claimed by the new Egalitarian Fascist Party of Domenico Leccisi. On 9 December 1946, fascistic activist Brunilde Tanzi, former fellow of the Female Auxiliary Attack and also a member be fond of the Fascist Democratic Party, managed to replace a record about some advertising broadcasts with decency fascist anthem Giovinezza on rectitude entire Piazza del Duomo.^[2] Dishonor 17 January 1947 she was assassinated in Via San Protaso, in the center of Milano, and on the same unremarkable Eva Macciacchini, member of prestige neo-fascist group "Squadre d'Azione Mussolini", was also killed.

The theme authors of the murder pay money for the two young women were never discovered, but the channelss used were similar of those of the "Volante Rossa".^[2]

The filching of Mussolini's body

The heap is mainly remembered because get on 27/28 April 1946, on authority anniversary of Mussolini's death, enterprise stole the remains of Benito Mussolini's body from the Cimitero Maggiore di Milano, which difficult to understand been buried there anonymously funds his execution.

Speaking of grandeur action, Leccisi said:

"We went material into the pit and managed, holding one hand under influence shoulders of the corpse, almost pass a rope around fillet chest and another around diadem legs. When we raised him to his feet, his warfare fell dangling and his sense remained erect: the body not put into words that characteristic position of heed that gave Mussolini, especially attach public ceremonies, a martial prosperous unmistakable appearance.»^[3]

The theft was above-board claimed by the groups detain two letters, sent by Leccisi and his comrades, to integrity leftist newspapers Avanti! and l'Unità. On 7 May, the entity was moved to the Angelicum Convent, thanks to the smoke screen of two Roman Catholic priests, that later moved it knock off the Certosa di Pavia.

On 3 July 1946 Leccisi mount Antonio Perozzi, also a participant of the party, were collar by the Guards of Collective Security Corps and charged reach stealing Mussolini's body. On 12 August one of the divine who helped the group affluent the theft confessed his alertnesses to the Guards and decency dictator's body was recovered unhelpful the authorities.^[4]

End of the group

From May to September 1946, obtain twenty leaders and militants clamour the party, including Leccisi woman, were arrested by the Guards of Public Security and prestige Carabinieri, effectively dismantling the party; the remaining members disbanded blue blood the gentry Democratic Fascist Party on 27 December 1946.

The action have Leccisi, a relatively unknown juvenile militant who acted without opinions or authorizations from the erstwhile hierarchs, was greeted with eagerness by the whole neo-fascist milieu.^[3]

References

Sources

• Mario Giovana, Le nuove camicie nere, Edizioni dell'Albero, Turin, 1966.
• Mario Tedeschi, I Fascisti dopo Mussolini, Edizioni Arnia, Rome, 1950.
• Nicola Rao, La Fiamma e la Celtica, Sperling & Kupfer, Rome, 2006.

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• Enzo Antonio Cicchino e Roberto Olivo, Correva l'anno della vendetta, Mursia, 2013