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The Death of Benito Mussolini

Mussolini’s Last Days As World War II was drawing to a close, Benito Mussolini’s leadership in Fascist Italy was faltering. Allied forces were closing in on Italy, and on April 25, 1945, Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci fled Milan. They were soon captured by Italian partisans while attempting to flee to Switzerland. Mussolini was taken to the town of…