A quick research on Fascism and Communism in Italy:
As far as I can tell Fascism and Nazism share much in common with Timocracy as described in Plato’s book, The Republic.
The bulk of the Italian defence forces were Partisans, made up of liberal democrats, communists and Catholics. The groups formed an unlikely temporary faction out of necessity. Until Communists decided to execute at least 17 Catholics in 45’
Up to the Nazi occupation of Italy Adolf was already persecuting Catholics for a decade+ prior. In 1933 Adolf’s Vice chancellor signed the Reichskonkordat agreement at the Vatican and Germany almost immediately violated it. Mussolini also banned Catholic youth groups in 1931 replacing them with fascist youth camps. (resembling ancient Spartan Agoge)