National Republican Army

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National Republican Army
Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano
Flag of the Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic.
Active	28 October 1943 – 2 May 1945
Country	Italian Social Republic
Allegiance	Benito Mussolini
Type	Army
Size	300,000 soldiers[citation needed]
Garrison/HQ	Rome (before November 1943) Brescia (after November 1943)
Nickname(s)	Army of the North
Colors	Green, White and Red
Anniversaries	28 October
Engagements	Italian Campaign Battle of Anzio Gothic Line Battle of Garfagnana Spring 1945 offensive in Italy Western Front Yugoslav campaign
Commanders
Head of State	Benito Mussolini
Minister of Defence	Rodolfo Graziani
Insignia
War Flag of the Italian Social Republic

The National Republican Army (Italian: Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano; abbreviated ENR), colloquially known as the Army of the North (Italian: Esercito del Nord) was the army of the Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana, or RSI) from 1943 to 1945, fighting on the side of Nazi Germany during World War II. The National Republican Army was officially formed on 28 October 1943 by merging the former Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito) units that were still loyal to fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and Italian pro-fascist units raised by the Germans after the occupation of Italy. By the end of the war, the National Republican Army collapsed due to the Allied offensive along with the general insurrection by the Italian Resistance in northern Italy. On 2 May 1945, the remaining units surrendered following the German capitulation in Italy.^[1]