SC011 Mussolini

ENTER TAFFS EMPORIUM FOR ALL YOUR DIECAST

Home : Shop : Contact Us : Join Club : Globe Newsletter : Collectables : Benjamin Smith

SC011 - Edition 2500 - April 1945

Mussolini

I can now describe the last hours of Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini. He assembled a phantom Council of Ministers at Como, north of Milan, and attempted to gather a force of remaining fascist supporters, eventually getting together tens of thousands of fascists in the town. The Allies told the Liberation Committee that they would bomb Como unless this force left, but Mussolini refused to give that order and save the town, but many of his supporters deserted anyway and Musso was forced to flee with his mistress Clara Petacci. He was recognised by the local Communist commissar near a village called Dongo, and the partisans decided to try ‘El Duce’, against orders from Rome.
A ten minute trial found Mussolini guilty and he was sentenced to death by firing squad.
His last gesture was to turn and smile at his mistress as the sentence was carried out on the afternoon of 28 April.
There is no connection with the death of Mussolini, but the German armies in Italy surrendered unconditionally the next day.

@ - click this link to send us more details about this we would like information, experiences etc..

<HOME>