Milan, Italy. 1945-05. Benito Mussolini, Fascist dictator of Italy hanging in the streets of ...

Accession Number P02018.375
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Hutchinson
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Milan, Italy. 1945-05. Benito Mussolini, Fascist dictator of Italy hanging in the streets of Milan after being captured and shot by partisans near Lake Como while attempting to escape to Switzerland. On the left is a former secretary of the Fascist party and on the right is Mussolini's mistress Clara Petacci.

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