Mussolini Executed: Italian Partisans Shoot the Dictator, Hang Him Upside Down
Communist partisans intercepted Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci near Dongo as they fled toward Switzerland, executing them alongside fifteen officials of the collapsing Italian Social Republic in Giulino di Mezzegra. This summary justice by partisan leader Colonnello Valerio abruptly ended the fascist dictator's life and signaled the violent collapse of his regime just days before Germany's total surrender.
April 28, 1945
81 years ago
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