The Capture and Execution of Italian Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini Near Lake Como on 27-28 April 1945
Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were captured by communist partisans at Dongo on the western shore of Lake Como on 27 April 1945. They were executed by partisan commander Walter Audisio at Giulino di Mezzegra at approximately 16:10 on 28 April 1945. Their bodies were transported to Milan and hung head-down from a petrol-station awning at Piazzale Loreto on 29 April 1945.
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