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28 April 1945.
#OnThisDay 76 years ago, Fascist Dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini along with his mistress Clara Petacci were lynched by Communist partisans.
The bodies were later hung upside down in a square at Milan.
#OnThisDay 76 years ago, Fascist Dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini along with his mistress Clara Petacci were lynched by Communist partisans.
The bodies were later hung upside down in a square at Milan.
Adolf Hitler was so disturbed at the news of how his friend met his end, made sure he would be spared this indignity after death.
Just 2 days later, Soviet troops had surrounded the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin.
Hitler committed suicide and gave orders for his body to be burnt.
Just 2 days later, Soviet troops had surrounded the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin.
Hitler committed suicide and gave orders for his body to be burnt.
#Mussolini came to power in 1922. Within 6 years, he had turned Italy into a one-party Fascist state.
Mussolini was a bumbling fool with a talent for oratory. But Italy had a slavish media that turned his every failure(Invasion of France and Greece) into a MASTERSTROKE!
Mussolini was a bumbling fool with a talent for oratory. But Italy had a slavish media that turned his every failure(Invasion of France and Greece) into a MASTERSTROKE!
