Independent State of Italy (Giovinezza)

The Italian State (Italian: Stato Italiana, SI), was a satellite state of Nazi Germany during World War II (from 1943 until 1944). It existed from January 21, 1943 until mid-1944. The The Italian State claimed all land north of the Mezzogiorno, and initially claimed Venice as its capital, but Hitler had plans to move the capital back to Rome. Neither of the aforementioned cities ever became the capital of the Italian State, and the governing body of the state remained centered around its temporary headquarters in Brescia, Lombardy.