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18 Pics of What Life Was Like Inside Fascist Italy

Check out some of the creepiest propaganda ever made.

By Neill Lynskey

Published 1 month ago

If you liked gym class, you’d love fascist Italy.


In October 1922, Benito Mussolini’s army of blackshirts marched on Rome and took power over the Kingdom of Italy. Until Italy’s defeat in 1943, the country was a fascist state ruled by Mussolini with an iron fist. There was Big Brother-style propaganda plastered onto buildings, strict limits on the rights of women, and a strong emphasis on military strength and physical fitness.


Here are the Italians of the mid-20th century rallying, exercising, and marching in many, many parades. 

  • 1

    A group of girls in the Littorio fascist youth group, 1937-1939

    A group of girls in the Littorio fascist youth group, 1937-1939

  • 2

    Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk by a row of saluting Italian soldiers during a visit from Germany's new chancellor.

    Venice, Italy. June 1934

    Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk by a row of saluting Italian soldiers during a visit from Germany's new chancellor.

  • 3

    A gymnastics show performed by the Italian Youth of the Lictor, a youth movement of the Italian Fascist Party

    Milan, Italy, circa 1937-1939

    A gymnastics show performed by the Italian Youth of the Lictor, a youth movement of the Italian Fascist Party

  • 4

    Mussolini’s Blackshirts demonstrating, Italy, 1929

    Mussolini’s Blackshirts demonstrating, Italy, 1929

  • 5

    Young boys in the fascist youth group, the Opera Nazionale Balilla

    Young boys in the fascist youth group, the Opera Nazionale Balilla

  • 6

    Inside a massive Fascist Party rally Rome, Italy, 1937

    Inside a massive Fascist Party rally Rome, Italy, 1937

  • 7

    “Vincere!” (“Win!”) was a Fascist Party slogan, Italy, 1940

    Photograph by Alinari Archives

    “Vincere!” (“Win!”) was a Fascist Party slogan, Italy, 1940

  • 8

    Benito Mussolini inspecting a corps of schoolboy fascisti at a school in Rome, Italy.

    Benito Mussolini inspecting a corps of schoolboy fascisti at a school in Rome, Italy.

  • 9

    An Italian Woman Appraises Fascist Officers in Rome. 1940

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art

    An Italian Woman Appraises Fascist Officers in Rome. 1940

  • 10

    A young boy of the Opera Nazionale Balilla fascist youth group

    Rome, Italy, 1924

    A young boy of the Opera Nazionale Balilla fascist youth group

  • 11

    A public gymnastics display

    Circa 1923-1924

    A public gymnastics display

  • 12

    Three boys of the fascist youth group show off their uniforms.

    Three boys of the fascist youth group show off their uniforms.

  • 13

    The headquarters of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party in Rome, 1934

    The headquarters of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party in Rome, 1934

  • 14

    School children pose for a photo. Behind them are graffiti tags saluting Mussolini as the "Duce" (leader) of Italy

    Marano, Italy, 1930

    School children pose for a photo. Behind them are graffiti tags saluting Mussolini as the "Duce" (leader) of Italy

  • 15

    An Italian resistance member, working with the British troops to fight the Germans in Italy

    Florence, Italy. August 1944

    An Italian resistance member, working with the British troops to fight the Germans in Italy

  • 16

    Men saluting banner with bust of Mussolini between fasci

    Mekelle, Italian East Africa

    Men saluting banner with bust of Mussolini between fasci

  • 17

    “Vincere!” (“Win!”) was a Fascist Party slogan, Italy, 1940

    Photograph by Alinari Archives

    “Vincere!” (“Win!”) was a Fascist Party slogan, Italy, 1940

  • 18

    Celebratory demonstration in Rome after the overthrow of the Mussolini government, 1945

    Celebratory demonstration in Rome after the overthrow of the Mussolini government, 1945

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