ing ▁on ▁M uss ol ini ' s ▁capital ▁at ▁Sal ò . ▁However , ▁the ▁German ▁command ▁used ▁their ▁influence ▁to ▁have ▁Borg h ese ▁released , ▁as ▁they ▁needed ▁the ▁equipment , ▁expert ise ▁and ▁man power ▁of ▁the ▁X ª ▁M AS ▁as ▁an ▁anti - part isan ▁force . ▁ ▁Naval ▁actions ▁ ▁The ▁X ª ▁M AS ▁( R SI ) ▁took ▁little ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁at ▁sea . ▁Its ▁equipment ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁its ▁naval ▁activities ▁were ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁Al lied ▁action . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁four ▁f rog men ▁( Mal ac ar ne , ▁Sor get ti , ▁Bert on cin , ▁Pav one ), ▁who ▁had ▁stayed ▁under ▁German ▁command , ▁were ▁delivered ▁by ▁fast ▁motor bo at ▁and ▁sw am ▁into ▁Liv orno ▁har bor ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁secret ▁sab ot age ▁base , ▁but ▁were ▁captured . ▁ ▁Anti - part isan ▁actions ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dec ima ▁was ▁mostly ▁employed ▁in ▁anti - part isan ▁actions ▁on ▁land , ▁rather ▁than ▁against ▁the ▁Al lies ▁at ▁sea . ▁However , ▁their ▁actions ▁were ▁mostly ▁repr is als ▁following ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁soldiers ▁of ▁" Dec ima " ▁by ▁part is ans ▁forces ▁– ▁see ▁B ard elli ' s ▁hom ic ide . ▁Their ▁anti - part isan ▁actions ▁usually ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁small ▁villages , ▁where ▁the ▁part is ans ▁were ▁stronger . ▁ ▁Some ▁examples :