Execution Squad
Partisans with Italian or Yugoslavian troops. Note the cross in the background.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/italian-forces/36652/execution-squad
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/italian-forces/36652/execution-squad
If the soldiers are Italian, which they appear to be, their armed civilian supporters shown here could be Ustashe Croatian nationalists. They may be lining up for the demise of Yugoslav troops (until the summer of 1941), Communist Partisans( Croatian or Serb), or Serb Christian Chetniks. Or something like that.
these are carcano rifles probably italians
Italians. One of the few photos I’ve found showing them using the long rifle, which was actually the most common one in their inventory.