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After his death and the display of his corpse in Milan, Mussolini was buried in an unmarked grave in the Musocco cemetery, to the north of the city. On 21 April 1946, Easter Sunday, Mussolini's body was located and dug up by a young fascist, Domenico Leccisi, and two friends. [70]
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Subsequently, Piazzale Loreto was the scene of one of the best-known events in the modern history of Italy, namely the public display of Benito Mussolini's corpse on 29 April 1945. The day before, Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci and some other high-ranking Fascists had been captured and shot by partisans in Giulino, near Lake Como.
The same Piazzale Loreto became the scene of the public display of Benito Mussolini's corpse on 29 April 1945. [ 1 ] The Muti police unit, based in Milan and named after Ettore Muti , was commanded by Francesco Colombo and acquired a reputation for ruthlessness and brutality during anti-partisan operations.
The dead body of Benito Mussolini, Claretta Petacci and other executed fascists by Italian partisans on display at Piazzale Loreto square in Milan, April 1945 On the morning of 27 April 1945, Umberto Lazzaro ( nom de guerre 'Partisan Bill'), a partisan with the 52nd Garibaldi Brigade, was checking a column of lorries carrying retreating SS ...
Fascism – its roots, legacy and contemporary manifestations – is a leitmotif running throughout the 79th Venice Film Festival as Italy marks the centenary of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini ...
A plaque commemorating the Irish woman who shot at Italian dictator Benito Mussolini has been unveiled at her childhood home in Dublin city. On April 7 1926, three years into Mussolini’s fascist ...
A Swiss university is hosting an exhibition about its controversial award of an honorary doctorate to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, putting the links between his fascist government and Swiss ...