Who was hanged along with Benito Mussolini in Italy near the end of World War 2?

Answer 1

His mistress,Clara Petacci,along with others. Mussolini was executed and his body was brought to Milan and hung from a girder of a service station in Piazzale Loreto. Along with him, there were 6 more bodies hung, including his mistress Clara Petacci. The other bodies were from a group of 15 Fascists who were selected by the Communist partisans to be executed. While carrying out this order, others were also executed including Clara Petacci's brother, Marcello, who was shot while trying to escape. Sadly, one of those executed appeared to be innocent and was only a air force officer. As far as I can determine, the 7 bodies hung in Milan were as follows(from Left to Right): 1 – Unidentified - Shirtless with what appears to be a rope or suspenders around his mid-torso, which can be seen in photos from other side. 2 - Nicola Bombacci- Minister of Interior. Mussolini's friend - Dark trousers and dark shirt. 3 - Unidentified - Army trousers (? a little darker), Shirt pulled down. One widely distrubuted photo identifies body as Gelormini(?). 4 - Benito Mussolini - Army officer trousers with stripe on side. Boots. Wearing a light undershirt. His coat was removed. 5 - Clara Petacci - dark skirt & coat(?) Skirt is tied up around her knees. 6 - Alessandro Pavolini - ex-Ministry of Popular Culture - Boots and Army trousers, shirtless. Sign tied to him. 7 - Archille Starace - Secretary of Fascist Party 1931-1939 - Shirtless with Army trousers. He was executed on the spot before being hung. Many of the photos of the gruesome scene were taken with one of the bodies not visible, so there appears to be only 6. Most photos were close-ups of just IL DUCE and his mistress. Other photos reveal at least 7 bodies scattered around on the ground beneath those that are hanging. References: Photos of the event. http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/ILDUCE/Mussolini.htm "One Afternoon At Mezzegra: The Story of Mussolini's Death"- - by Peter Whittle, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1969. "Il Duce: The Rise & Fall of Benito Mussolini" - by Richard B. Lyttle. "After the Battle", magazine issue No. 7, article "The Last Days of Mussolini", 1975. Custermen