Figure 1.-- The children at the Balilla spent were involned in open air activities. The children, both boys and girls, wore only light clothing, often going without shirts. The idea was to soak up as much sun as possible. There was none of the modern concvern with exposure to sunshine. Most had uniforms, but not their Balilla uniforms. This photograph was taken at the Balilla camp at Bergamo.

The children at the Balilla spent were involned in open air activities. The children, bioth boys abd girls, wore only light clothing, often going without shirts. The idea was to soak up as much sun as possible. There was none of the modern concvern with exposure to sunshine. Most had uniforms, but not their Balilla uniforms. This was different than at Hitler youth camps in Germany,where the children wore therir HJ uniforms. They usually wore white rompers or shorts and caps. There seems to have been uniforms adopted locally rather than nation-wide. The children may have worn their uniforms to the camps, but we can not conform this. The photographs we have found showing the children weaein the bare minimum, often going bsrefoot rarher than their Baklilla uniforms. This seems to have been decided by each camp as we have noticed differences from camp to camp.