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The **Arditi Del Popolo** (English: People's Daring Ones) was an
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[anti-fascist](Anti-Fascism "wikilink")
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[militia](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Organizations "wikilink") active
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in [Italy](Kingdom_of_Italy "wikilink") to combat
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[fascism](fascism "wikilink") from [1921 to
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1925](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Southern_Europe "wikilink").
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It was the first example of a militant anti-fascist group in history.
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## History
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Founded by Argo Secondari in Rome in late June 1921, it built an
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alliance of anarchists, communists, socialists and republicans in the
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structure of a [democratic militia](Democratic_Militia "wikilink"). In a
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few months they had 144 sections with over 20,000 members, and won
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several gunfights with fascist gangs.
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## Downfall
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The downfall and failure of the Arditi Del Popolo occurred for two main
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reasons.
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- The fascists received large amounts of financial and material
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support from the rich and police, the Arditi del Popolo did not
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recieve the same kind of support from anywhere.
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- The [Leninist](Authoritarian_Socialism "wikilink") Communist Party
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of Italy and Italian Socialist Party withdrew support from the group
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for political purposes to try and win the [class
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war](Class_Struggle "wikilink") through parliamentary means as well
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as achieve peace with [Mussolini](Benito_Mussolini "wikilink").
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Leaving only the [Italian Anarchist
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Union](Italian_Anarchist_Union "wikilink") and [Italian Syndicalist
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Union](Italian_Syndicalist_Union "wikilink").\[1\]
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## Legacy
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Many former members of the Arditi Del Popolo fought in the International
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Brigades in the [Spanish Civil War](Spanish_Civil_War "wikilink") and
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during the [Italian Resistance](Italian_Resistance "wikilink") in [World
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War II](World_War_II "wikilink").\[2\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Mark Bray](Mark_Bray "wikilink") - [Antifa: The Antifascist
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Handbook](Antifa:_The_Antifascist_Handbook "wikilink")
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2. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Italian) -
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<https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arditi_del_Popolo> |