FASCIST PARTY

"Labourers are infinitely superior to all false prophets who pretend to represent them. These false prophets have an easy time of it due to the insensitivity of those who have the sacrosanct duty of taking care of labourers. It is for this reason that I was, and am, a socialist." – Benito Mussolini

Mussolini's sword, inscribed with the words of Machiavelli: 'It is not with words that one maintains government'

"Socialism has to remain a terrifying and a majestic thing. If we follow this line, we shall be able to face our enemies." – Benito Mussolini

"Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts." – Benito Mussolini

"Three cheers for the war. Three cheers for Italy's war and three cheers for war in general. Peace is hence absurd or rather a pause in war." – Benito Mussolini

Fascist Youth Organization "Opera Nazionale Balilla"

"The Fascist State, guided by Gentile, has given the futurist artist his greatest weapon: the school." — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

"I have been a racist since 1921; I do not imitate Hitler. [...] I have been a racist since '21. I don't know how people think I'm imitating Hitler; he hadn't even been born yet. It makes me laugh. The race needs to be protected. [...] Nowadays, in Italy, there are hardly any differences anymore: a man from Bari marries a Tuscan woman, a woman from Lombardy marries a man from Rome, and so on. In my own family, everyone is from different regions. This prejudice against regions is outdated, and race is good, even better. [...] We need to instill in Italians a sense of racial identity, so that they do not create mixed races, so that they do not spoil what is beautiful about us." — Benito Mussolini, Claretta Petacci’s Diary.

The banner of the Compagnia d'Annunzio 'La Disperata', or 'The Desperate,' elite guard of the Comandante Gabriele D'Annunzio during the Impresa di Fiume (1919). Under Comandante Elia Rossi Passavanti. 'FERT' and the dagger among the oaks still speak of audacity and loyalty.

“We are not only more revolutionary than you, but we are beyond your revolution.” - F. T. Marinetti

"Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts." – Benito Mussolini

Historic photo of a Fascist gun-truck. A heavy machine gun and some metal reinforcement panels on a civilian vehicle.

Italo Balbo pistol.

Italian Social Republic paratrooper. Notice the cuff title on his left sleeve, uncommon in the Italian army up until 1943, those became a way for elite loyalist units to designate themselves. Primarily decorative, this man's cuff title reads "For the Honor of Italy"

Italian foreign minister Count Galeazzo Ciano (1903 - 1944) addressing a crowd in Milan. Notice the unique unit banners raised, from the Sansepolcrist honorary banner and what appears to be an Arditi banner.

Arsenal of Fascism.

Italian Futurist Postcards

Photos of Filippo Marinetti on the eastern front as a member of the MVSN. He enlisted due to high ideological fanaticism, but also, the Futurist spirit.