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The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN), commonly referred to as the Blackshirts, was the main paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. They were the Italian equivalent of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) after which the latter was based upon. Surmounted on the chain is an “M” standing for Mussolini and an eagle clutching the letters “SPQR”, an abbreviation for the Roman Empire which the Italian fascists sought to emulate. The centrality of ancient Rome’s role within the palingenetic mythos of Italian Fascism cannot be understated.
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An Italian M33 helmet for a general of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN), commonly referred to as the Blackshirts. The MVSN was the main paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party, and the Italian equivalent of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) after which the latter was modeled upon.
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Ceremonial gladius awarded to Marshal Pietro Badoglio upon his conquest of Ethiopia in 1936.
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Postcard commemorating successive Japanese victories in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy is personified here as a mighty samurai. The subsequent fall of British Malaya and Singapore to the Japanese was described as “the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history” by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and this poster aims to highlight the supremacy and solidarity of the fascist triumvirate as they continued to enjoy victory on all fronts throughout 1941 and 1942.
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Poster depicting a Hellenic figure raising the decapitated ape-like head of communism in triumph. Frames the fight against communism as a civilization struggle for the preservation of European order, continuity and culture.
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Italian sculpture dated to the Fascist era incorporating quintessential futurist and fascist themes. Depicts an aviator commandeering an eagle representing an aeroplane. Its symbolism and artistry merge seamlessly in an ode to humanity’s challenge against nature itself.
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A titanic ancient Roman legionnaire is depicted striding ashore in this poster, serving as a celebration of Italy’s newly-acquired maritime empire and representing Italy’s imperial destiny as the heir to the Roman Empire.
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Sleek silver plated dagger with its crossguard and blade forming a fasces, a widely used symbol in Fascism from which the ideology derives its name. Gifted to Alessandro Pavolini, secretary of the Republican Fascist Party who was noted for his uncompromising fanaticism that exceeded Mussolini’s. He is seen by historians as being one of the primary instigators of the Italian Civil War and one of the founders of the hardline Italian Social Republic.
