▁Italian ▁flag ▁( under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans ), ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁employed ▁against ▁other ▁It ali ans . ▁Borg h ese ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁corps . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁them es ▁in ▁the ▁X ª ▁M AS ' s ▁ide ology ▁became ▁" hon our " ▁in ▁def ending ▁Italy ▁from ▁the ▁" bet ray al " ▁of ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁with ▁the ▁Al lies ▁and ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁of ▁Italy ▁against ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁The ▁corps ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁week ly ▁magazine , ▁L ' or izz onte ▁(" The ▁Hor izon "), ▁in ▁which ▁authors ▁such ▁as ▁Giovanni ▁Pre z ios i ▁wrote ▁veh ement ly ▁anti - S emit ic ▁articles ▁about ▁Jewish ▁consp ira cies . ▁The ▁magazine ▁had ▁problems ▁in ▁its ▁distribution , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁Borg h ese ' s ▁popular ity ▁among ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁hard lin ers ▁might ▁reduce ▁M uss ol ini ' s ▁influence . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁the ▁R SI ▁▁ ▁Rel ations hips ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁Social ▁Republic ▁were ▁not ▁easy . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁arrested ▁Borg h ese ▁while ▁receiving ▁him ▁in ▁G arg n ano , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁X ª ▁M AS . ▁Word ▁of ▁the ▁arrest ▁reached ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Dec ima , ▁who ▁considered ▁march