Opera Nazionale Balilla
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Opera Nazionale Balilla was the main Fascist youth organization in Italy under Mussolini, created to indoctrinate and militarize children and adolescents in support of the regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opera Nazionale Balilla canonical | 12 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fascist youth organization
ⓘ
mass organization ⓘ |
| activity |
mass rallies
ⓘ
parades ⓘ paramilitary drills ⓘ physical education ⓘ political education ⓘ pre-military training ⓘ |
| ageRange | 8–18 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Fascist regime of Italy
|
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1937 ⓘ |
| educationRole | parallel to state school system ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benito Mussolini
ⓘ
National Fascist Party ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| historicalContext | consolidation of Fascist totalitarian control in Italy ⓘ |
| ideology | Italian Fascism ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| influenced | later fascist youth organizations in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy | paramilitary youth movements of World War I ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Gioventù Italiana del Littorio in 1937 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-sponsored organization ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy | formally compulsory for many youth ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Balilla ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combination of schooling, sport, and military training
ⓘ
segregation by age and gender ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Fascist period in Italy
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | National Fascist Party ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| propagandaRole | spreading Fascist values among youth ⓘ |
| purpose |
militarization of children and adolescents
ⓘ
political indoctrination of youth ⓘ promotion of loyalty to Mussolini ⓘ training future members of the Fascist Party ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Gioventù Italiana del Littorio ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Avanguardisti (boys 14–18)
ⓘ
Balilla (boys 8–14) ⓘ Giovani Italiane (older girls) ⓘ Piccole Italiane (girls) ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Roman and Fascist imagery
ⓘ
paramilitary uniforms ⓘ |
| targetDemographic |
adolescents
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cult of personality around Mussolini
ⓘ
mass mobilization of youth ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Avanguardisti
subject surface form:
Piccole Italiane
subject surface form:
Piccole Italiane