Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (born 1896)

Italo Balbo

Italian Marshal of the Air Force and minister (1896–1940)

Italo Balbo was an Italian fascist politician and Blackshirts' leader who served as Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa. Due to his young age, he was sometimes seen as a possible successor to dictator…