Saturday, April 28, 2007
This Day in the History of Evil
On this day in 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, 'Il Duce,' and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. Sic semper tyrannis. The 7th Regiment of Fallshrimjaeger under SS Captain Otto Skorzeny had effected a spectacular rescue of Mussolini from his vengeful countrymen on a mountaintop once before, but there was no miracle the second time. Go here to see the photos of the bodies hanging the next day, if you want.
Labels: WWII history; European theater
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:13 AM 
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I am not very familiar w/ this era of Italian history but I never understood why Clara Petacci was executed.
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: 7:53 AM
It's tempting to say for spite, but perhaps she did things during Il Duce's reign for which death was too good for her. Like you I have a hole in my historical knowledge here.
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