My Grandfather in Balilla Fascist Youth Organization Uniform

[GIZMO8Z]

I just came across this picture and wanted to share it with you guys. It's a photo of my Nonno in Balilla uniform with my great aunt Anastasia. He lived in Petilia Policastro in Calabria southern Italy. I think this picture was taken sometime in the mid to late 1930s.



What do you think?

[SteveR]

Your great aunt was a pretty girl.

[António Fragoeiro]

Your great aunt was a pretty girl.

LoL

[António Fragoeiro]

Do you know if he kept his uniform?It means he was in the group of 8-14 years old.
Iv been searching for information about the italian fascist youth uniform for the past few weeks, and still couldnt find much.
I would love to have one of those uniforms.

Ps: In the Portuguese fascist youth, the equivalent was called" Lusito", 7-10 years old.
Take a look at this thread i have created, being a teacher, i think you would like this thread.

Portuguese youth History

Cheers.
Nuno

[GIZMO8Z]

Your great aunt was a pretty girl.

uhh... thanks?

[GIZMO8Z]

Do you know if he kept his uniform?It means he was in the group of 8-14 years old.
Iv been searching for information about the italian fascist youth uniform for the past few weeks, and still couldnt find much.
I would love to have one of those uniforms.

Ps: In the Portuguese fascist youth, the equivalent was called" Lusito", 7-10 years old.
Take a look at this thread i have created, being a teacher, i think you would like this thread.

Portuguese youth History

Cheers.
Nuno

I highly doubt the uniform is in the USA, although there is a slight chance that it is stored at our family house in Italy. I will be making a trip in exactly a month. I'll ask around...

I will check out that thread, thanks!

[rra227]

That is a great pic. Thanks for posting it. Rich A. in Pa.

[GIZMO8Z]

That is a great pic. Thanks for posting it. Rich A. in Pa.

Thanks for the kind words. Here are pics of him about 10 years later: