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Guidi was born in Pisa, Italy. When Italy entered the First World War, he volunteered in an artillery regiment. He was promoted to rank of Captain in 1917. He remained on active duty in the Italian Army until 1923 in the meantime, he earned his bachelor's degree in law from the University of Pisa in March 1920. Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars, was a world... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Pisa (Italian Università di Pisa) is one of the most renowned Italian universities. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

After leaving the army, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he remained active in Fascist circles. In May 1933 he was appointed to be Undersecretary Minister of Interior. On June 25, 1943, he voted in favor of Mussolini. As reward, Mussolini gave him the position of Minister of the Interior, in the new Italian Social Republic. Personally avaricious, he was distrusted even by most of his cabinet colleagues. In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ... War flag of the Italian Social Republic. ...

Near the end of the Republic's life, in February 1945, Mussolini dismissed Buffarini Guidi from office. After a failed attempt to escape to Switzerland, the latter was arrested by the partisans on April 26, 1945. He was sentenced to death by an Extraordinary Court of Justice, in Milan, and was shot on July 10, having (like French collaborator Pierre Laval) tried and failed to commit suicide while in captivity. Partisans parading in Milan The Italian resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II. It became massive after the capitulation of the Italian Royal Army on September 8, 1943. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Pierre Laval, prime minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval (June 28, 1883 – October 15, 1945) was a French politician and thrice Prime Minister of France, the final time being under the Vichy government. ...

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