1943 ⟶ Mussolini Arrested and Removed from Power

Mussolini is arrested and relieved of his offices after a me...
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1944

🇮🇹 Mussolini Arrested and Removed from Power

Mussolini is arrested and relieved of his offices after a meeting with Italian King Victor Emmanuel III, who chooses Marshal Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.⟶
Mussolini Arrested and Removed from Power (1943)
ItalyMussoliniarrestgovernment changepolitical upheavalPietro BadoglioKing Victor Emmanuel IIIAxis powersWorld War IIregime change

🔪 Count Ciano Executed

Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister and Mussolini's son-in-law, is executed by Mussolini's revived Fascist government sympathizers.⟶
Count Ciano Executed (1944)
ItalyFascismMussoliniExecutionPolitical PurgeWorld War IIAxis Powers