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Renato Ricci | |
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.jpg) Ricci in 1942 | |
| Commandant-General of theMVSN (theGNR after 8 Dec 1943) | |
| In office 20 September 1943 – 21 August 1944 | |
| Duce | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Quirino Armellini |
| Succeeded by | Benito Mussolini |
| Minister of Corporations | |
| In office 31 October 1939 – 5 February 1943 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Ferruccio Lantini |
| Succeeded by | Carlo Tiengo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1896-06-01)1 June 1896 |
| Died | 22 January 1956(1956-01-22) (aged 59) Rome, Italy |
| Party | National Fascist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Republican Fascist Party |
| Cabinet | Mussolini |
Renato Ricci (1 June 1896 – 22 January 1956) was anItalian fascist politician active during theMussolini government.
Ricci was born on 1 June 1896 in Carrara into working-class family.[1][2] He first came to prominence as a legionary ofGabriele d'Annunzio from 1919 to 1920.[3] He was arrested for his activities and imprisoned inSarzana leading in 1920 to a failed attempt to liberate him by fascist activists which, despite being a failure proved a propaganda success.[4]
Asras of thefascio squad in his native town, Ricci initially supported a 40-day strike by quarry workers in 1924.[5] After the spell as a squad leader in Carrara, Ricci's profile rose and he eventually became head of theOpera Nazionale Balilla youth movement.[3] He became a member of government and served as Mussolini's Minister of Corporations.[3] Politically he became known as one of the mainNazi sympathisers in the fascist government.[6] Indeed, along with others of a similar persuasion such asGiovanni Preziosi andRoberto Farinacci, he had fled toNazi Germany before theGran Sasso raid and met up withIl Duce there afterOtto Skorzeny's capture of the fascist leader.[7]
With a long-standing reputation for violence, Ricci had established links withHeinrich Himmler through the Fascist militia before July 1943. With Nazi support, he andAlessandro Pavolini set about creating a new paramilitary gendarmerie.[8][page needed] He served as leader of this group, theNational Republican Guard, during theItalian Social Republic. Ricci was also the head of theRepublican Police Corps established in December 1944 as part of theItalian Armed Forces. This group included theBlackshirts, theItalian Africa Police members serving in Rome and theCarabinieri.[9] The Corps would be the entity that would work against anti-Fascist groups and would be autonomous (not reporting toRodolfo Graziani) according to an order issued by Mussolini on 19 November 1944.[10][11]
Following the collapse of theRepublic of Salò anItalian resistance movement tribunal discharged Ricci after deciding that his force was simply an internal police.[12] He was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment but was released in 1950 due to a general amnesty. In 1955, he became one of the founders of theneo-fascist Association of Servicemen of the RSI. He died on 22 January 1956 inRome.[8]
Members of theMussolini Cabinet | ||
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| Head of government andduce of Fascism |  | |
| Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
| Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
| Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
| Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
| Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | ||
| Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
| Minister of Domestic Education | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
| Minister of Public Works | ||
| Minister of War | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
| Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | ||
| Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
| Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
| Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) | ||
