The logo of Terza Posizione, inspired by the Wolfsangel

The Terza Posizione (Ital. Third Position) was a far right group founded in Rome in 1978 (but already present with the name of Lotta Studentesca from 1976). Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The TP rejected both capitalism and socialism, looking instead to found a third force or Third Position, with its main influence being Julius Evola. Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Third Position is the name applied to a nationalist political strand that seeks to emphasise its opposition to both Communism and Capitalism. Julius Evola, also known as Baron Giulio Cesare Evola, ( May 19, 1898 &ndash June 11, 1974) was an Italian Philosopher The group became a front for the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR) in 1980. The Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR Armed Revolutionary Nuclei was an Italian Neofascist Terrorist organization active from 1977 to November 1981 It insisted on tradition, nationalism, anti-parliamentarism and militarism. The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or

Overview

The group was founded by ex-members of previous neo-fascist groups such as Ordine Nuovo, Avanguardia Nazionale, Lotta di Popolo, Fronte Studentesco, disbanded for apology of fascism. This page specifically pertains to fascism after World War II Ordine Nuovo ( Italian for "New Order" complete name Centro Studi Ordine Nuovo, "New Order Scholarship Center" was an Italian The National Vanguard (Avanguardia Nazionale is a name that has been used for at least two neo-fascist groups in Italy. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Peppe Di Mitri was the leader of the group, with Roberto Fiore and Gabriele Adinolfi amongst its most important ideologues. Roberto Fiore (born April 15 1959 in Rome) has been a leading Neo-fascist in the post-war era both in Italy and across Europe Gabriele Adinolfi ( Rome, January 3 1954) is an Italian Far right ideologue and essayist Massimo Morsello was also a member. Massimo Morsello ( 10 november 1958 – 10 March 2001) was an Italian Far-right political activist and Singer-songwriter Parallel to the official organization, an operative clandestine nucleus was formed, led by Peppe Di Mitri. The movement was not to last long as Di Mitri was arrested not long after its foundation. When he was arrested in the summer of 1980, the structure merged with Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari. The Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR Armed Revolutionary Nuclei was an Italian Neofascist Terrorist organization active from 1977 to November 1981

The group motto was Nè fronte rosso nè reazione, Terza Posizione (Ital. "Neither red front nor reaction, Third Position"). The group logo was a variation of the Nazist Wolfsangel symbol, with the central bar substituted by a fist holding a hammer. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German

Terza Posizione was one of the various Italian neofascist groups of the '70s (alongside with Lotta di Popolo, for example) that attempted to break the wall between radical left and radical right ideologies. Terza Posizione platform supported a social, corporativist state and looked with interest at both the Peron Argentina and the Vietcongs. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

Terza Posizione and the NAR

On December 1979, in one of the premises of the organization, three members were arrested, having been caught while moving a box full of hand grenades. After the incident, the police found several Carabinieri uniforms, false papers, arms and explosives. The Carabinieri (Italian for Carabiniers are the national-level Gendarmerie of Italy who also perform Military police duties As a result, in September 1980, Fiore, Adinolfi and other forty members of Terza Posizione received a warrant of arrest. However Fiore and Adinolfi escaped abroad, leaving the leadership of the group to Giorgio Vale (a member of Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari). The Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR Armed Revolutionary Nuclei was an Italian Neofascist Terrorist organization active from 1977 to November 1981 The NAR's Giusva Fioravanti of the NAR would later accuse Fiore and Adinolfi of absconding with the movement's money. Without Di Mitri's lead the NAR quickly took control and used TP as a front movement.

Investigations into activities

In June 1983, judge Mario Amato, who was investigating the links between the Terza Posizione and neo-fascist terrorism, was assassinated by a commando formed by Gilberto Cavallini and Luigi Ciavardini. The instigators of the killing were NAR members Francesca Mambro and Valerio Fioravanti (Both have been convicted for a lot of other terrorist killings and the 1980 Bologna massacre). Giuseppe Valerio Fioravanti (born March 28, 1958) is an Italian former Child actor and terrorist founder of the neo-fascist The Bologna massacre (Strage di Bologna was a terrorist bombing at the Central Station of Bologna, Italy on the morning of August The judge had been investigating under severe isolation from his superiors, like the chief prosecutor Giovanni De Matteo, a member of Propaganda Due, and under heavy attacks from his colleague Antonio Alibrandi, a right-wing sympathizer and father of Alessandro Alibrandi, member of Terza Posizione and NAR. Propaganda Due or P2 was a Masonic lodge operating under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of Italy from 1877 to 1976 (when its charter was withdrawn

Legacy of Terza Posizione

Despite its brief life and ambiguous relationships with terrorist groups, Terza Posizione remains one of the most influential groups of the Italian and European far right. Many of its former members continued to play play prominent roles in the far right politics after the disbanding of the original association.

Peppe Dimitri later joined Alleanza Nazionale and became the counsellor of Gianni Alemanno. National Alliance ( Alleanza Nazionale, AN is a conservative Italian political party. Giovanni "Gianni" Alemanno (b 3 March 1958 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian Politician who is currently Fiore and Morsello, meanwhile, repaired in the United Kingdom founding the International Third Position along with Nick Griffin and other English nationalists. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For another party by the name "England First" see England First Party. Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1959 is a British politician They then returned some of their ideals to Italian politics with Forza Nuova, albeit with less social-oriented and more strictly anti-immigration overtones. New Force ( Forza Nuova, FN is an Italian Far right political party often described as neo-fascist. Forza Nuova web sites and manifests are still sometimes titled Forza Nuova per la Terza Posizione ("New Force for the Third Position"). Gabriele Adinolfi is not formally involved in politics but he is still active in the Italian far right scene as an ideologue and thinker. Gabriele Adinolfi ( Rome, January 3 1954) is an Italian Far right ideologue and essayist Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group

References

• Adinolfi, Gabriele (2000). Noi Terza posizione. Settimo Sigillo.  
• Cingolani, Giorgio (1986). La destra in armi. Editori Riuniti.  
• Flamini, Gianni (1989). L’ombra della piramide. Teti.  

See also

• Third Position
• Neo-fascism

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