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Mussolini was shot by Walter Audisio
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- Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, was summarily executed by an Italian partisan in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy on 28 April 1945, in the final days of World War II in Europe. The generally accepted version of events is that Mussolini was shot by Walter Audisio, a communist partisan.
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The generally accepted version of events is that Mussolini was shot by Walter Audisio, a communist partisan. However, since the end of the war, the circumstances of Mussolini's death, and the identity of his executioner, have been subjects of continuing dispute and controversy in Italy.
A member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II, Audisio was involved in the death of Benito Mussolini, and personally executed the dictator and his mistress Clara Petacci according to the generally accepted account of the event.
5 days ago · On April 28, 1945, Benito Mussolini and his mistress were executed in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra. While the identity of the individual who shot the pair with a submachine gun remains unknown, it’s believed to have been Walter Audisio, a Communist partisan. Mussolini’s last words were reportedly, “Shoot me in the chest.”
In the short space of 24 hours he had been arrested, tried, sentenced, shot in the back, and flung into the Piazza at Milan, an example for all to see of rude, rapid justice.
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was shot in the chest by an Italian partisan on April 28, 1945, at roughly 4:20 pm.
Apr 28, 2015 · One woman, deciding Mussolini wasn’t dead enough for her, emptied a pistol into the dictator’s body and shouted, “Five shots for my five assassinated sons!”
Sep 5, 2006 · Walter Audisio, also known as Colonel Valerio, was said to have killed Mussolini after being given orders to do so. But Guido Mussolini's lawyer said research showed Mr Audisio was not...
