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On April 28, 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. The 61-year ...

Apr 28, 1945: Benito Mussolini executed On this day in 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. The 61-year-old deposed former dictator of Italy was established by his German allies as the figurehead of a puppet government in northern Italy during the German ...

This Day In History: 04/28/1945 - Benito Mussolini Executed. By April 25, 1945, however, the Third Reich was quickly losing its grip on northern Italy. ... Clara Petacci, in the 1939 Alfa Romeo ...