Legionary Reaction

Legionary Reaction
Date 1 April- 2 April 1938 Location Poveglia, Etruria Result Legionary victory Overthrow of the Second Etrurian Republic Establishment of the Etrurian Revolutionary Republic and single party state Beginning of Etrurianisation
Belligerents
Eturian Government Supported by: Senate of Etruria Loyalist military units Etrurian Worker's Party	Revolutionary Legion of Etruria Supported by: Putchist military units Black Templar Association of the Mother-Wolf Praetorian League
Commanders and leaders
Marco Antonio Ercolani  † Aurelio Cesare Tozzo  † Argo Secondari  † Vincenzo Baldazzi  † Guido Solariano  †	Ettore Caviglia Aldo Aurelio Tassinari Franco Gioda Mario Giampaoli Decio Razza
Strength
~251 loyalist police and soldiers in Poveglia	~3,586 in Poveglia 50,000-100,000 during the March on Solaria
Casualties and losses
~231-311 senators killed 2,300-3,500 supporters killed or imprisoned	32 killed 46 injured
286 civilians killed or injured

The Legionary Reaction (Vespasian: Reazione Legionaria) or April’s Fish Massacre (Il massacro di Pesce d’Aprile) was a coup d'état that took place on 1 April and 2 April 1938. On those days, forces loyal to the Revolutionary Legion of Etruria staged a simultaneous mass march on the city of Solaria and a violent overthrow of the Etrurian government in the capital, Poveglia. The event overthrew the Second Etrurian Republic and led to the formation of the Etrurian Revolutionary Republic and a single-party totalitarian regime.