The military of the Italian Social Republic include both the Italian Armed Forces and the Fascist Forces, in turn consisting of the National Republican Guard and the Voluntary Militia for National Security. Both Italian Armed Forces and National Republican Guard include their autonomous commands assigned to the Autonomous Republics, while the Voluntary Militia for National Security follows a different organization. These forces total about 733,000 active personnel (including the National Republican Guard). All branches of armed forces fall under the command of Supreme Command of Armed Forces, vested in the Duce of the Republic, and are managed by the Chief of Defence Staff (It: Capo dello Stato Maggiore Difesa, CSMD). The Ministry of National Defence is responsible for planning logistics a