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The Blackshirts ( Italian: camicia nera) were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II. They were organized by Benito Mussolini after his disgust with the corruption and apathy of the liberal and later socialist Italian government. Originally envisioned as reformers, their methods became harsher as Mussolini's power grew, and they used violence, intimidation, and murder against Mussolini's opponents. One of their distinctive techniques was force-feeding castor oil, often laced with petrol. The uniform and ethos were later copied by others who shared Mussolini's political ideas, including Adolf Hitler in Nazi GermanyNazi Germany or the Third Reich commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933 1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of National Socialism with Adolf Hitler as dictator. The term Nazi is a short form of the German, who issued black uniforms for the SchutzstaffelFor other uses of the abbreviation SS see SS (disambiguation The Schutzstaffel or SS was a large paramilitary organization that belonged to the Nazi party. The Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, based on the Praetorian Guard, and selected on racial a, Oswald MosleySir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet ( November 16, 1896 December 3, 1980) was a British politician and founder of the British Union of Fascists. He was also the sixth baronet of a title established in 1720. Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish but his branc in the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly, William Dudley PelleyWilliam Dudley Pelley ( March 12, 1890- July 1, 1965) was an American Fascist and leader of the Silver Legion. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, William Dudley Pelley grew up in poverty as the son of a Methodist minister. Largely self-educated, Pelley became a in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, and Plínio SalgadoPlinio Salgado ( 1895— 1975) was the founder and leader of the 1930s Brazilian fascist movement known as " Integralism. Salgado, a minor literary figure, adapted Fascist and Nazi symbolism and salutes and wore a square mustache like Adolf Hitler. His move in BrazilThis article is about Brazil, the country. For other article subjects named Brazil see Brazil (disambiguation). The Federative Republic of Brazil Republica Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America..
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