Born in
Milan in 1896 from Anacleto Resega and Maria Allievi, he participated in the
First World War with the rank of infantry
lieutenant, receiving a
Silver Medal of Military Valor for courage displayed during the
battle of Caporetto. When the
Arditi were created, he volunteered for service with them and obtained command a small Arditi company, which he led across the
Piave river during the
battle of Vittorio Veneto, capturing a large number of prisoners and earning a
Bronze Medal of Military Valor. After the end of the war, Resega became a
squadrista and joined the
National Fascist Party, participating in the
march on Rome. In 1936 he volunteered for the
Second Italo-Ethiopian War with the rank of
centurione (
captain), commanding an Arditi company of the
6th CC.NN. Division "Tevere" and being awarded another bronze medal of military valor. During the
Second World War he participated in operations on the
Western Front, the
Greek-Albanian front, in
Croatia and
Dalmatia, reaching the rank of
lieutenant colonel and receiving another silver and a bronze medal of military valor. Declared a war invalid for wounds suffered in combat, he was repatriated and on 5 June 1943 he was appointed federal inspector of the PNF in his native
Milan. '' with the news of Resega's funeral and the execution of the eight anti-Fascists After the
fall of the Fascist regime and the
Armistice of Cassibile, on 13 September 1943 Resega re-established the Milanese section of the PNF, then joining the
Italian Social Republic and being appointed federal secretary of the Milan section of the
Republican Fascist Party. His son Gianfranco enlisted as an officer in the
Republican National Guard. According to
Gianni Oliva, Resega represented the "moderate" faction of the Milanese Fascists, trying to curb excesses of the most hardliner elements, led by
Francesco Colombo. Nevertheless, his position as head of the Milanese fascists made him a target for the
Gruppi di Azione Patriottica, and in the evening of 18 December 1943 he was ambushed and shot dead in front of his home by three GAP members. Eight anti-Fascists were executed in reprisal on the following day at the
Arena Civica; the GAP in turn opened fire on Resega's
funeral procession on 20 December. When the
Black Brigade of Milan was established in 1944, it was named after Resega. ==References==