Original Item. Only One Available. This is a phenomenal Italian “Chronicles” propaganda poster which updates the country on specific parts of the war, including stories and photographs, and a blurb at the bottom about Churchill. The poster is dated February 10th, 1943 and measures 27½ x 39”. The top translates to

Chronicles - Opinions from a Century Ago
It was said that Russia passed in one leap
From barbarism to corruption. Better to say
That it combines barbarism and corruption
At the same time.
Cesare Balbo (1789-1853)

This poster was clearly meant to highlight the failings of the allies not only during the war but from the past as well to bolster public opinion about the Italian military’s strength and decisions. Below this reads:

WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL BE ARE
UNABLE TO HOLD A WEAPON IN OUR FIST!

This is a fantastic poster with a great deal of content about the Italian war effort in one of the deadliest years of the war, 1943. The poster is in fair shape overall having been folded several times, and there is one large rip from folding on the middle right as seen. There are a few other small tears but nothing serious, this poster would do very well with some proper framing. This poster comes ready for further research and display!

Propaganda in Fascist Italy was used by the National Fascist Party in the years leading up to and during Benito Mussolini's leadership of the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 to 1943, and was a crucial instrument for acquiring and maintaining power and the implementation of Fascist policies.

Benito Mussolini was the central figure of Italian Fascism and portrayed as such. The personality cult of Mussolini was in many respects the unifying force of the Fascist regime by acting as a common denominator of various political groups and social classes in the National Fascist Party and Italian society. The personality cult of Mussolini helped reconcile Italian citizens with the Fascist regime despite annoyance with local officials. A basic slogan in Fascist Italy proclaimed that Mussolini was "always right" (Italian: Il Duce ha sempre ragione). Endless publicity revolved about Mussolini with newspapers being instructed on exactly what to report about him.

He was generally portrayed in a macho manner, but he could also appear as a Renaissance man or as a military, family, or even common man. That reflected his presentation as a universal man, capable of all subjects. A light was left on in his office long after he was asleep as part of propaganda to present him as an insomniac because of his nature of being driven to work nature. Mussolini, as a practitioner of various sports such as fencing, auto racing, skiing, horse riding, lion taming, and swimming, was promoted to create an image of a valiant and fearless hero. Mussolini's prestige as a hero aviator in the manner of Charles Lindbergh was especially important, as for Italian Fascism the airplane embodied qualities such as dynamism, energy, and courage. Mussolini himself oversaw the photographs that could appear and rejected some, such as because he was not sufficiently prominent in a group.