Italo Balbo
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Italo Balbo was an Italian fascist politician and Blackshirts' leader who served as Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa.
Balbo in 1938–1940
Italo Balbo (center) during World War I in 1918
Balbo (left) and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
Italo Balbo in 1930
March on Rome
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The March on Rome was a coup d’etat in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy.
Italo Balbo
…Fascist party organizer in his home region of Ferrara. He was one of the Quadrumvirs, the four principal architects (Quadrumviri del Fascismo) of the March on Rome that brought Mussolini and the Fascists to power in 1922, along with Michele Bianchi, Emilio De Bono and Cesare Maria De Vecchi. In 1926, he began the…
Benito Mussolini and his Blackshirts during the March
Emilio De Bono, Benito Mussolini, Italo Balbo and Cesare Maria De Vecchi