April 28, 1945 marks the death of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Il Duce had taken the reigns of Italy in 1922 and had served as its leader until his removal from office and subsequent arrest in July of 1943, when the Allied invasion of Italy began. For two months he had been constantly moved around, [...]
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Arrivederci, Il Duce
Posted in Mediterranean, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1945, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce, Italy, Mezzegra, Otto Skorzeny on April 28 | 1 Comment »
