Crippa, Paolo/Cucut, Carlo Partisan Tanks. Photos & Images from World Wartime Archives

For the Italian partisan forces the use of armored vehicles was really sporadic, with the exception of the last moments of the war. Especially in the days of the insurrection, in fact, the Italian partisans were able to take possession of Italian tanks, either by capturing them from Italian and German units, or by taking them directly from the factories, often thanks to the complicity with the Resistance of the workers who worked in these factories. In the agitated moments of the insurrection, conventionally fixed on April 25, 1945, many were the cases of vehicles plundered and reused by the partisan movement or by soldiers of Salò, who even changed hands several times in a very short period of time; of some of them some traces have been preserved, while of others, especially if used by formations of insurgents, nothing is known. A large number of Italian armored vehicles were used by the Yugoslav partisans, who were able to capture them "en masse" following the disbandment of the Royal Army due to the Armistice.

In the chaotic moments of the insurrection, conventionally set on 25 April 1945, there were many cases of vehicles captured and reused by the partisan movement or by the soldiers of Salò, some of them even changing hands several times in a short time; traces of some of them have been preserved, while nothing is known of others, especially if they were used by insurgent formations. Numerous Italian armoured vehicles were used by the Yugoslav partisans, who were able to capture them "en masse" after the dissolution of the Royal Army following the armistice.