Red Guards

Red Guards [Italian: Guardie Rosse], commonly called the Redshirts [Italian: Camicie Rosse] were the paramilitary wing of the Italian Workers' Revolutionary Party. The Red Guards consisted of volunteer labourers and peasants who were distinguishable by their red uniforms. They were made illegal, along with other paramilitaries, by the Chamber of Deputies and by royal assent on 16 February 1921.