Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo is an Italian politician and close associate of the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Balbo previously served in the Great War, and too felt betrayed by the lack of reward Italy received following the 1915 Treaty of London. He joined and helped Mussolini in the March on Rome in October 1922 as one of the main four involved, being escalated to the role of a Quadrumvir in the Grand Council of Fascism. Balbo is a key Italian aviator and the current Minister of the Air Force.

Despite this, Balbo holds his own reservations. Despite his close relations with Mussolini, Balbo is a keen pursuer of National-Syndicalism, a left-leaning form of Fascism. It is highly possible that, in a scenario where the two disagree or Mussolini may one day be ousted from power, Balbo himself could usurp the role and lead Italy to greatness.