Aldo Resega participated in the First World War as an infantry officer of the Arditi. He entered the PNF as a volunteer squad. In 1936 he took part in the Ethiopian war as a commander of a company division Arditi Tiber. During World War II he participated in operations against greek-Albanian, Croatia and Dalmatia, as well as on the Western Front.
war invalids and five times decorated for valor June 5, 1943 he was appointed Federal Inspector of the PNF in Milan and, after the fall of Mussolini, in mid-September 1943 constituted the Milan section of the Fascist Party and became a Republican in federal
Aldo Resega three months when he was head Fascism Milan undertook to maintain a state of relative normalcy in the city's population. November 7 when the partisans put into practice a series of attacks against targets on the one hand intervened fascists at the German command to prevent retaliation that was about to be accomplished.
Resega was killed by a commando of the Patriotic Action Groups on the morning of December 18, 1943. Under the name of Aldo
Resega was then called a Black Brigade Mobile, which during the war also published a weekly newspaper.
killing of Aldo Resego
The long series of killings in this day of Fascists led to exasperation by the GAP Fascism in Milan, but the retaliation was never implemented because Aldo Resega understood only too well that one, and only that, it was the real target of the Communists. The direction of the PCI then gave the order to kill the Federal Milan. Delete Resega not meant only to offer a resounding demonstration of what could be the communist terrorists, but also trigger, as in Ferrara and Florence, the extremists of the Republican fascism. Resega was killed on the morning of December 18, while leaving his home on Via Bronzetti, was about to get on the tram that would take him to the center. After the war, appeared on Unity of 25 April 1948, the tale of one of the two gappisti who participated in the elimination. Here Text:
"On the morning of December 17, 1943, according to the orders received, we visited the area. Two of us took the tram, two bicycles. With them was the girl who had to tell the man. She was on a bicycle. At the tram stop we saw it, stop with our two companions, and she could not see us. There was heavy fog and very cold. But this morning he did not appear. We waited until 9 o'clock, as we had been ordered, then we left. We do not yet know who it was, we knew only that it was very important action. The next morning we went back there, and I "Whiskers" by tram, the other two on a bicycle with the girl.
"We got off by tram to Port Victoria, and at 7.30 we were on the spot. The man had to go through a door in Via Bronzetti to pick up the tram. The girl at the front door and our commander they started talking, when the man came out, as if he had to say goodbye, and divide. Me and "Whiskers" we sat behind the shrine there, facing the Verziere: he had to cross the street in front of us. The fourth partner was on the corner of Corso XXII Marzo, cover. and the "Whiskers" We also purchased a newspaper. I bought the Courier, however, did not read: first, because I looked at the door, the second because I would not have seen even the biggest titles. I'm the only action we had to do.
"A short distance from us stood a type. Me and "Whiskers" We had the same thought: it was an undercover policeman. The captain and the mate had left their bicycles cover near the kiosk, put the pedal to the pavement, and had to serve me "Whiskers" for the retreat. We stayed a long time to wait. At 8.25 a man came out of the gate. The girl gave her hand to his companion, who took off his hat, we knew it was him. I felt like snap to attention. Again with the newspaper in hand, we detached from newsstand. "Whiskers" had the gun in the newspaper, I I had it in his pocket.
"The gentleman was putting on his gloves through the road. We get off the sidewalk and in walking distance we have crossed the road, we set one on his right and one on his left. He had finished putting on a glove and began to thread the other, when it reached the corner of the course. We were one step away from him. We fired four rounds each, fell with his hands forward. Just before shooting I gave one more glance at the guy who I thought was a policeman, but had not moved a step. With two jumps we were in the saddle. The newsdealer then said that we had stolen two bicycles to escape. We rode fast for half a kilometer. Then there was no need, but we have not slowed much. Shortly after nine o'clock we were at home the commander. He and the other fellow had been covering a few minutes to see how they put things, but certainly did not expect the police to arrive. At ten o'clock we heard the name of the fascist murdered Aldo was Resega, the Federal Republican of Milan. Then we hugged almost crying. The action went perfectly. " The killing of
Resega, exactly as the Communists had expected, even provoked fascism Milanese. The city was filled with armed men shouting revenge. That same evening a special court sentenced to death, Dr. Charles Mendel, Carmine Campolongo, Fedele Cerini, Mr. John Deer, Luciano Gaban, Alberto Maddalena, Antonio Maugeri Amedeo Rossini and Giuseppe Ottolenghi has long held in San Vittore for antifascist activity.
The prisoners, all completely unrelated to the killing of Resega, the weapons were passed on the morning after the Arena. The killing of
Resega and the subsequent retaliation for the PCI constituted a further decisive step towards the unleashing of civil war. By now it was clear that the plan devised by the communist leaders were getting successful and that one law would have reigned ever since in the territory of the CSR of the jungle. And in this poisoned atmosphere, the great reform plan outlined by Mussolini could not have found its most complete implementation. To support the action of GAP was added, in those days, the Propaganda of the Italian radio-controlled Anglo-Americans and especially that of Radio Bari Puglia The station began to send out a daily list of fascists, indicating, for each, habits, schedules and end each transmission with this encouragement: "Kill them, hit them behind, massacrateli.
The second half of December was marked by an almost uninterrupted series of killings. On December 15, in Alexandria, the gappisti eliminated Colonel Salvatore Roger, commander of the deposit of 370 infantry, tearing with two hand grenades. The same day, Ponzone Trivero (Vercelli), was murdered the secretary of the beam, Bruno Ponzecchi. On 18, for Ornavasso (Novara) were massacred under the eyes of the families and the maimed soldier Ravani Fernando Augusto Cristina. 19, Vicenza, three bullets flashed behind the fascist Edward Pavin. Also on 19, Seregno (Milan), touched the captain of the GNR Antonio Giussani. The 20, a grass (Horn), it was the turn of the fascist Germano Frigerio. On 21 December, Castino (CN), the largest of the police officers were killed Mario Testa, Antonio Corvaia the captain, the sergeant and the soldier Sergio Gatti Andrea Torelli. No retaliation was carried out to avenge the fallen.
The 4th Brigade Nera Mobile "Aldo Resega", was formed in Milan in October '44 as operating department homonym VIII BN territory. The mobile was immediately sent to garrison and patrol duties at the entrance of the Valleys and Maira Varaita, certainly not an easy task given the presence in the province of Cuneo of well-organized partisan of Moscatelli.
Brigade, the force of about 700 men, was built on three companies that control more. The 1st Company was stationed at Bernezzo, the 2nd in command with that Dronfield, and finally the 3rd in Cavan, with a large garrison in San Damiano Macra.
It 's more than likely that only a few squads were effective at Mobile, and that the majority of members (mostly the province of Milan) came instead of directly from the BN VIII, which on completion of the operation cycles, we did return. The 4th depended operationally Grenadier Division "Littorio" of Henry, thereby underlining the strong military function and not "political" training. The brigade had until 25 April '45 18 Fallen, including in this number also five squad perished during an ambush occurred near Santhià (on the bridge that crosses the river Rovasenda) on 29 December '44. The number of casualties grew exponentially after the end of the conflict, and even had the Mobile, like other similar formations, pay a high price in blood, having chosen the path Honor. The squads of the Presidio of San Damiano were all eliminated. The bulk of the department but managed to reach the "Zona Franca" of Ivrea and enter in Anglo-American prisoner of war.
The widow of Aldo Resega gabliardetto delivery to the master Vincenzo Costa
