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| Opera Vigilanza Repressione Antifascismo | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1927 |
| Dissolved | 1945 |
| Type | Secret police |
| Jurisdiction |  Kingdom of Italy Italian Social Republic |
| Employees | 50,000 |
| Agency executive | |
The OVRA, unoffically known as the Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism (Italian: Opera Vigilanza Repressione Antifascismo),[1][2] was the secret police of the Kingdom of Italy during the reign of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was founded in 1927 under the regime of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The OVRA was the Italian precursor of Nazi Germany's secret police. Mussolini's secret police were assigned to stop any anti-fascist activity or sentiment. Approximately 50,000 OVRA agents infiltrated most aspects of domestic life in Italy.[3] The OVRA, headed by Arturo Bocchini, never appeared in any official document, so the official name of the organization still remains unclear.[4][5][nb 1]
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- ^ "OVRA". Treccani (in Italian). 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "O.V.R.A. la polizia del terrore". ANPI Brindisi (in Italian). 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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