{"id":8267,"date":"2018-04-07T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T16:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/2018\/04\/07\/did-you-know-benito-mussolini-dies-at-villa-belmonte-in-mezzegra\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T19:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:59:02","slug":"did-you-know-benito-mussolini-dies-at-villa-belmonte-in-mezzegra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/en\/2018\/04\/07\/did-you-know-benito-mussolini-dies-at-villa-belmonte-in-mezzegra\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know&#8230; Benito Mussolini dies at Villa Belmonte in Mezzegra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8267\" class=\"elementor elementor-8267 elementor-995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d057b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d057b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555f6e19\" data-id=\"555f6e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c146fc2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c146fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benito Mussolini dies at Villa Belmonte in Mezzegra&#8230; The fascist dictator Benito Mussolini endorses with one of the darkest pages in the history of Italy. And you know that history, so we&#8217;re not going to dredge it up: after all, we want to keep it fun on our blog.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Lake Como indirectly plays a striking role in the fall and death of Il Duce. And that is why this short piece of writing. We deliberately put this message under the category facts and not under sights.<\/p>\n<p>Throwback to June 1943&#8230; Benito Mussolini is captured by Italian Partisans, but with the help of the German army, Mussolini escapes and regains control of Italy. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb6d658 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fb6d658\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b24cb1\" data-id=\"0b24cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b552f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b552f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Villa Belmonte in Mezzegra\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcL05EN181NzE5LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5719-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Villa Belmonte in Mezzegra<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b88b3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b88b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Partisans are gaining ground and Mussolini&#8217;s fist is hitting less and less hard. His power is weakening\u2026 April 1945. The Germans give up the fight in Italy, they capitulate.<\/p>\n<p>In an ultimate attempt to turn the tide, Mussolini sets up a guerrilla war with 3,000 of his most loyal Blackshirts, but only 13 show up. Mussolini&#8217;s song has ended. He travels to Milan to negotiate with the Partisans, but without results.<\/p>\n<p>On April 27, 1945, a column of German SS officers is on its way to Austria. Between them was Benito Mussolini disguised in a German helmet and uniform. He wants to flee to Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>At Lake Como in <a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/en\/discover\/dongo\/\">Dongo<\/a> (Musso) the column is stopped by Partisans who eats fascists for breakfast. Partisan Urbano Lazzaro recognizes Mussolini posing as a drunken soldier and immediately arrests him along with some followers. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c004f79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c004f79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c7339\" data-id=\"c5c7339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c625d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9c625d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Benito Mussolini en Clare Petacci.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcL05EN181NzI0LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5048 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5724.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Benito Mussolini en zijn ma\u00eetresse Clare Petacci<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9418e5\" data-id=\"f9418e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5501a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd5501a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Geschiedenis en Benito Mussolini\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcL05EN181NzIyLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5049 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ND7_5722.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Een korte verwijzing naar de geschiedenis en Benito Mussolini<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08f41f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08f41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A day later, on April 28, Partisan leader Walter Audisio brings Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci to Villa Belmonte in <a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/en\/discover\/mezzegra\/\">Mezzegra<\/a>. Audisio tells them both to have an escape plan ready to offer them a safe exit. After all, the Partisans want to bring Mussolini to justice quickly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93e182e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"93e182e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f420897\" data-id=\"f420897\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2324cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2324cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Benito Mussolini Mezzegra\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTExMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcL0dpdWxpbm9kaU1lenplZ3JhLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra-1024x719.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5112 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra-1024x719.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra-600x421.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra-768x539.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GiulinodiMezzegra.jpeg 1490w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/562;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Oude postkaart<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f843c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f843c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mussolini61.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Benito Mussolini in Milaan\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOFwvMDRcL011c3NvbGluaTYxLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mussolini61.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5050 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mussolini61.jpeg 766w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mussolini61-600x404.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mussolini61-300x202.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 766px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 766\/516;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Benito Mussolini wordt opgeknoopt<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-501526b\" data-id=\"501526b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca11ecc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca11ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But Audisio has other plans&#8230; On his own initiative or at the insistence of the leaders of the Partisans in Milan (not yet clear), Audisio shoots Mussolini &#8211; at his request &#8211; by a shot in the chest. Clara Petacci also gets the bullet. The devil couple dies at 4:10 PM in the unsightly street Via Maggio 24 on Lake Como\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The bodies are taken to Milan where an angry crowd takes out their frustrations on the remains. The bodies are hung upside down at a gas station. Ultimately, Mussolini is buried\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Today a cross and a brief information board at Villa Belmonte testify to the end of Benito Mussolini. The house is currently privately owned and occupied. You can take a look, but there isn&#8217;t much to see. Well, reflecting on the pain of a world war never hurts&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is arrested on his last get-away to Switzerland. A day later he was shot dead together with his mistress in front of Villa Belmonte in Mezzegra. 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