High five: staging friendship - Mussolini meets Hitler

In September 1937, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler met in Germany. Millions of ostensibly enthusiastic Germans welcomed the Duce. Here were the world's first two fascist dictators, purportedly united in solidarity, representing the ‘115 million’ Germans and Italians against the Western powers and Bolshevism. These toy soldiers were produced by Elastolin in 30s. The Adolf Hitler figurine was produced with a porcelain head !