RSI Armored Trucks
Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano
Gruppo Squadroni Corazzati San Giusto
1942, Croatia. One of the improvised armoured
trucks built by 2nd Army in Croatia. This armored truck
Renault ADK belonged to “1° Gruppo Carri L San Giusto” before becoming Gruppo Squadroni Corazzati San Giusto in September
1943 and to have Fiat
665NM.
(From”Il Gruppo Corazzato San Giusto”by
Stefano Di Giusto)
Italian made armored truck on the chassis Renault ADR. Slovenia.
(From "Italian Armour in German Service 1943–1945" by Daniele Guglielmi)
Italian armored truck. Gerovu, 1942.
(From book "Oklopne jedinice na jugoslovenskom ratistu 1941-45" Bojan Dimitrijevic and Dragan Savic)
Italian armored truck on the french ADR 3,5 t. truck base. 1943.
(From book "Oklopne jedinice na jugoslovenskom ratistu 1941-45" Bojan Dimitrijevic and Dragan Savic)
Raggruppamento Anti Partigiani (RAP)
1944, Italy. This lightly armored vehicles used to escort and protect
convoys in hostile territory
(From "I REPARTI
CORAZZATI DELLA REPUBBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANA 1943/1945" by Paolo Crippa)
Marina Nazionale
Repubblicana
X Divisione MAS
(From "I REPARTI
CORAZZATI DELLA REPUBBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANA 1943/1945" by Paolo Crippa)
1944, 29 october, Turin, Italy. Armored trucks of Battaglione “Fulmine”on Castello square.
Guardia Nazionale
Repubblicana
GNR di
Piacenza.
630a compagnia Ordine Pubblico
(From Giorgio Cassinari collection, "Piacenza nella
Resistenza", 2004)
1944, August, Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna province), Italy. Armoured
Fiat 666 NM (rare vehicle) employed by 630 Compagnia OP. Probably the main
weapon was a Isotta-Fraschini
Mod. 39 or Mod. 41 machine-gun (20 mm.).
Brigate Nere (Black Brigades)
XXXVI Brigata
Nera “Natale Piacentini”
(From
military magazine "STORIA MILITARE")
1945, 26 april,
Milan, Italy. Armored version Lancia 3 RO truck used
by XXXVI Brigata Nera “Natale Piacentini”from
Lucca the main weapon was a Scotti
Machine-gun(20mm) in turret, Breda 37 on the front and Breda 38 machine-guns on
the side. There is a black panther painted in a white lozenge on door,16th century heraldic from Lucca town.
(From military magazine "STORIA
MILITARE")
(From
unidentified documentary)
1945, end of April, Dongo (Lombardy province),
Italy. Benito Mussolini and other
powerful fascists were captured by partisans as they were attempting to escape across the Swiss border in
this armored version Lancia 3 RO truck.
Other
Armored Spa CL39 from Div. Messina 18 btg. Mortai. Cattaro 20.9.42.
(Source unknown)
Armored truck OM Taurusfrom used by Slovenian Home Guard (Slovensko domobranstvo).
(Source unknown)