Opera Nazionale Balilla
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Opera Nazionale Balilla was an Italian Fascist paramilitary youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio, a youth section of the N
A 1932 Balilla report card.
A young balilla in Piazza Venezia.
Balilla
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Balilla was the nickname of Giovanni Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who, according to tradition, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of the Austri
Opera Nazionale Balilla
…and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National Fascist Party. It takes its name from Balilla, the nickname of Giovan Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who, according to local legend, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that…
Balilla monument at Portoria Square in Genoa, Italy