Sursum Corda was an Italian student movement organized with irredentist purposes before 1914.
It may be considered one of the precursors of fascist organizations in Italy and seems to have its origins in the Italian youth organisations from the first years of the 20th century such as the battaglioni studenteschi founded in 1906 (or so) in Milan.
They trained during weekends in the surrounding hills with the support from Italian regular army officers.
[3] Nino Host Venturi kept the contacts with Gabriele D'Annunzio and organised his arrival in Fiume.
Leo Negrelli from Trieste was another affiliate of the “Sursum Corda.”[4] This Italian history article is a stub.