The Final 24 Hours of Mussolini: Execution of an Italian Dictator WW2

Oct 1, 2025 | On April 27th, 1945, Benito Mussolini—Il Duce—was captured. The man who once commanded millions was reduced to a frightened fugitive, disguised in a German uniform and desperately trying to escape Italy as the Axis powers crumbled. This is the definitive account of Mussolini's final 24 hours: the frantic flight from Milan, his capture by Partisan forces near Lake Como, and the swift, brutal execution alongside his mistress, Clara Petacci. …

Most dictators come to sad ends. If I am not greatly mistaken, the most infamous of current dictators will come to a sad, ignominious end as well. All tides come in and all tides go back out. All waves eventually break! This wave will break, too. — © Mark Alexander