Female Auxiliary Service
| Female Auxiliary Service (SAF) | |
|---|---|
 SAF Badge | |
| Founded | 18 April 1944 |
| Country |  Italian Social Republic |
| Branch |  National Republican Army |
| Type | Auxiliary |
| Size | 6,000 |
| Commanders | |
| Commander Generale di brigata | Piera Gatteschi Fondelli |
The Female Voluntary Corps for Auxiliary Services of the Republican Armed Forces (Italian: Corpo Femminile Volontario per i Servizi Ausiliari delle Forze Armate Repubblicane, better known as the Female Auxiliary Service (Italian: Servizio Ausiliario Femminile SAF ) was a women's corps of the armed forces of the Italian Social Republic, whose components, all voluntary, were commonly referred to as auxiliaries.
History
On 18 April 1944, the Female Auxiliary Service was established, under the command of Piera Gatteschi Fondelli. The auxiliaries initially provided only nursing assistance in military hospitals, work in offices and propaganda, and set up mobile refreshment places for the troops. In the space of twelve months 6,000 young women participate in six training courses, in Venice and Como; only then were they assigned to the Commands. After April 25, 1945 the Female Auxiliary Service was dissolved and Pavolini suggested destroying all documentation to avoid reprisals against members.[1]
Ranks
See also
- Italian Campaign (World War II)
- Italian Co-Belligerent Army
- Military history of Italy during World War II
- Royal Italian Army
- Women in the military
References
External links
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- All-female military units and formations
- Military units and formations of Italy in World War II
- Italian Army (pre-1946)
- Military units and formations established in 1943
- 1944 establishments in Italy
- Italian Social Republic
- Women in war
- History of women in Italy