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Article about: Good morning, What would O.G stand for? what city? Also, how can Fasano be in RSI control in 1944 if it was in southern Italy? thought it would be in Allied hands...
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Hi, actually the "Fasano" in your interesting document is not the town in the South, but "Fasano del Garda", close to Salò, where Germany had her embassy during RSI period. About O. G. I don't know, but it could be also Q. G. which stands for Quartier Generale (head quarter). Since the minister of foreign affairs was Mussolini himself, it could indicate that the document came from the Duce's H Q (just my guess), placed nearby.
Last edited by ziomanno; 03-12-2018 at 04:10 PM.
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Thank you, it does look puzzling indeed with the names.
I do think it is O.G. and still find it curious to the location...
Now to try and identify the German and Italian signatures who issued the passport and the visas!
Thank you again.
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Ah, isn't mine, I got it from the web... you can try this site:
Documenti e Manifesti della R.S.I. ! MyMilitaria RSI
Seems that Mr. Petrini was quite important: this is a "Service Passport", and there is nothing about his job ("professione"), but you see "dott.", which means he had a degree and was an high rank official. Also, there are stamp and signature of the Internal Affair's General Director of the personnel (himself!). This person signed also the other page, instead of the Ministry (Mussolini).
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Yes, seems he was on an offcial mission and it is a mystery that he has no profession...quick internet search did not yield anything about Mr. Petrini, nothing about him appears to register...strange.
Can you identify who issued the passport? the director general?
Thank you again for the replies.
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I found that the Personnel General Director 'till November '44 was Vittorio Emanuele Bonarelli. Very interesting document indeed... as you stated it seems that dott. Petrini was sent for some reason in Germany by the Foreign Affair Ministry, provided with a service passport. Can you translate the German writings on it?
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He lived and worked in dangerous days... just a couple of months and his Government ceased to exist; fascist officials were chased and shot dead by partisans. Curiously, his passport hadn't the possibility to last: the expiring date is just a day after the fall of the RSI.
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