Soldiers in Italy’s Black Brigades, the ruling party’s paramilitary army. Location and date unspecified. Wikimedia CommonsThe dead body of a young woman hangs from a pole. She has been killed for resisting the National Fascist Party. Rome, Italy. 1944. Wikimedia CommonsStudents salute the Italian flag. Milan, Italy. 1929. Wikimedia CommonsSupporters of the Fascist Party march in a parade. Milan, Italy. November 1928. Wikimedia CommonsThe inauguration of Littoria, Italy, a city created by Mussolini’s fascist party. December 1932. Wikimedia CommonsThe Italian and Nazi flags fly side-by-side. Rome, Italy. 1937. New York Public LibraryYoung boys in the fascist youth group, the Opera Nazionale Balilla. Italy. Date unspecified. all-that-is-interestingA Nazi general salutes a line of Italian troops before sending them off to fight the Allies. Rome, Italy. March 1944. BundesarchivMussolini taps the cheek of a young boy in the Black Brigades. Brescia, Italy. 1945. Wikimedia CommonsA propaganda photo shows massive tractors rolling into action and an Italian flag waving overhead. Location unspecified. 1937. New York Public LibraryA soldier checks a civilian’s papers. Milan, Italy. 1944. Wikimedia CommonsSchool children pose for a photo. Behind them are graffiti tags saluting Mussolini as the Duce (leader) of Italy. Marano, Italy. 1930. Wikimedia CommonsMembers of the Black Brigades salute Benito Mussolini. Rome, Italy. 1935. Wikimedia CommonsThe Black Brigades stand at attention. Rome, Italy. March 1936. Wikimedia CommonsAn Italian resistance member, working with the British troops to fight the Germans in Italy. Florence, Italy. August 1944. Wikimedia Commons
