Italy, Kingdom. An Italian Fascist Youth (Fgc) Member’s Fez Archive He reached his highest rank

He reached his highest rank in February of 1945 when he became an SS-Gruppenführer and Lieutenant General of the Waffen-SS

Emphasis was given to physical fitness

when the close of the war meant a cutback in the number of ships and men needed

Through the last twenty months of the bomber offensive

Printed in black ink on a thin newsprint stock

Italy, Kingdom. An Italian Fascist Youth (Fgc) Member’s Fez Archive He reached his highest rankThis is an extremely well preserved Fasci Giovanili di Combattimento (FGC) members fez, constructed of fine black doeskin wool. The top of the fez is adorned with a tassel style decoration in the form of two rolled black threaded cords bearing an array of braided black threads which hang over the sides of the fez. The top is also adorned with a machine embroidered black ribbon that spans the circumference. The peak of the fez is adorned with an FGC