On September 12, German commandos free Mussolini, who subsequently announces the foundation of the Italian Social Republic. In the new state, the Germans dominate; while Galeazzo Ciano and the other members of the Grand Council there had voted against Mussolini are shot, all the while in the north the forces of the resistance gather tens of thousands of fighters.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piero Melograni | Writer |