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I'm writing a book set in Italy in the mid-1930s. I've done a fair bit of research but there are a few niggling questions about the police force that I have been unable to answer.
In no particular order:
Were the police routinely armed and if so what weapons did they carry?
What means of transport were available to them? I know the ordinary rank and file would be on foot/bicycle but I have seen newsreel footage of motorbikes and sidecars. What motorbikes would they be likely to ride? Would senior officers (ispettore and above) have access to their own cars? And what type of van would be used - if any - to transport prisoners?
Would senior officers (again ispettore and above) be in uniform and if so, what colours would they typically be?
Finally, a more general question: is it true (as I have read) that Italy did not have a death penalty in the interwar period?
Many thanks!
In no particular order:
Were the police routinely armed and if so what weapons did they carry?
What means of transport were available to them? I know the ordinary rank and file would be on foot/bicycle but I have seen newsreel footage of motorbikes and sidecars. What motorbikes would they be likely to ride? Would senior officers (ispettore and above) have access to their own cars? And what type of van would be used - if any - to transport prisoners?
Would senior officers (again ispettore and above) be in uniform and if so, what colours would they typically be?
Finally, a more general question: is it true (as I have read) that Italy did not have a death penalty in the interwar period?
Many thanks!
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