Images from the Footprint of Mussolini

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Logo for the popular YouTube channel Defunctland, which covers the history of theme parks such as Disneyland, Disney World, and Six Flags. Hosted by Kevin Perjurer, it also covers television shows in DefunctTV. One of its most popular episodes is the one about Italo Balbo’s 1964 trip to Disneyland, and the preparations undertaken by both American and Italian security forces to keep the dignitaries safe.
 
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The border fence between the Lusitanian Kingdom and South Africa in Angola. Built by the Lusitanian government that (like the rest of the world) does not have diplomatic or economic relations with Pretoria, which it considers to be "heretics who desecrate the teachings of Christ on the equality of human beings"
 
Something I forgot is what happened to Hans Speidel, as he was a italian like fascist general on the wehrmacht.

The Wehrmacht as a whole gets whitewashed due to the Valkyrie plot succeeding ITTL. Best bet is that Speidel scores a pardon and becomes an apolitical early general in the West German Army. Though perhaps he fights under Rommel's command in the First Arabian War as well.
 
One question I have is what happened to the Andrea Doria? Iotl it was built as a display of Italy’s recovery from World War 2, and sank in 1956. Is she even built in this timeline? I ask because I was thinking of doing an entry on her.
 
The Wehrmacht as a whole gets whitewashed due to the Valkyrie plot succeeding ITTL. Best bet is that Speidel scores a pardon and becomes an apolitical early general in the West German Army. Though perhaps he fights under Rommel's command in the First Arabian War as well.
Make a post about him =D
 
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Soldiers of the German Wehrmacht* , in a live fire drill in 2001. Note that the soldier in the foreground is firing the Rheinmetall MG-3
general purpose machine gun whereas the soldier in the background is firing the Mauser G36 assault rifle.

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Conscript recruits of the German Heer (Army) completing their 'Grenadier Wanderung" (aka their march before their passing out parade). Note the M1976 'Flecktarnmuster' (Spotted camouflage) pattern on their fatigues, often referred to derogatory as 'Erbsenmuster 1976' for it's resemblance to the Waffen SS 'pea dot' camouflage, which it bears a visual similarity to.

*What would this TTL's (West) Germany's armed forces be called? Bundeswehr would be right out. I prefer Wehrmacht.
 
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Kurdish Armed Forces photographed in 2015

Kurdistan has one of most effective armies in Middle East. As ITO member it can too reach many newest military technologies. It has good reason keep strong army. Kurdistan has always been really bad relationships with Turkey and there is alwasy possibility on Turkish invasion. Thre is too still some Arab terrorism on southern parts of the country. Kurdistan is too with Israel only Mid-Eastern nation which allows women participate to combat operations.
 
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Jerusalem, capital city of Israel

With population of one million Jerusalem is largest city of Israel. This ancient city is currently heavely populated by Jews (82 %) but there too is still much of Muslims and Christians. These all three relgious groups live pretty peaceful together taking their own parts of the city. Jerusalem is too quiet safe for locals and tourists, probably safest capital city of Middle East. Architecture mixes intrestingly modern era architecture and ancient city. The city is too famous from many cultureal events like movie festivals, concerts and many other things.

Jerusalem is too one of most popular tourist destination. Annually there visits around 5 - 6 millions visitors.
 
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Air photo of headquarters of ITO in Copenhagen, Denmark

Since foundation the organisation has grown as global organisation of over 50 nations. From beginning its major intentions were protecting of democracy and western values and opposing dictatorships, speciality communism. Nowadays its major missions are protecting of member nations, securing and defending democracy and hunting down terrorist organisations. ITO is too important counterbalance for CIS.
 
Fascism survives in Italy plus an imperialistic colonial bloc and LGBT rights are more larger then IOTL? Not sounds likely. Same with Death Penalty, although, as a political issue more then a cultural one, the latter is more likely.

Italey became democratic again at end of 1970's so both are possible altough I agree that LGBT rights in former fascist nations are bit more advanced than expected. And India too seems quiet advanced. Hadn't it quiet homophobic legistature only just some years ago? So even if the country is more progressive legal LGBT marriage seems bit unlikely.
 
Fascism survives in Italy plus an imperialistic colonial bloc and LGBT rights are more larger then IOTL? Not sounds likely. Same with Death Penalty, although, as a political issue more then a cultural one, the latter is more likely.

Italey became democratic again at end of 1970's so both are possible altough I agree that LGBT rights in former fascist nations are bit more advanced than expected.
@Sorairo had it as canon that China had gay marriage, but they also said that Italy was 'the most liberal member' of the CIS - ahead of China. So if that's the case, and China has gay marriage, then as a more liberal country it stands to reason so does Italy.
 
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Japan Air Force F-3 'Tengu' stealth fighter. While the post-war Japan Navy was restricted in terms of size and ship classes, the Army and Air Force were not subject to such restrictions. As such, and given their experiences with what happened following a loss of air support, Japan made a major point of investing in top-of-the-range interceptor and strike aircraft, something that would pay off considerably during the Ezo conflict. Japan has been manufacturing purely indigenous fighter aircraft since the 1980s, the Tengu being the most recent and advanced example of that.

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Japan Navy Yūshio-class diesel-electric submarine, setting sail on 03 January 1973 to take part in operations against Ezo. While the Japan Navy had been subjected to restrictions by the United States, the Japanese Admiralty had nevertheless made a concerted effort to build a force that, while lacking in quantity, had units with a solid quality underpinning their design. The submarine pictured here, Mochishio, more than lived up to that, sinking a pair of former Russian frigates that had been given to Ezo in the late 1950s. Now retired, the class has been superseded by more recent designs, most notably the new Soryu-class nuclear attack submarine - made possible by the lifting of naval restrictions on Japan - but the Mochishio has been preserved at the Kure Naval Museum.


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Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo, taken in 2014. The first having been ordered in 1990, Japan currently operates three Ryujo-class light carriers - originally built to operate the British-designed Harrier and later Harrier II, the carriers now operate air groups of 10-15 Mitsubishi Hō-ō supersonic VTOL fighter-bombers (a joint programme between Mitsubishi and Lockheed-Martin - referred to as the F-35 'Phoenix' in America).​
 
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