Benito Mussolini

During his ill-fated invasion of Greece, Mussolini's army met with disaster. Despite outnumbering his Greek adversaries 2 to 1 in men, and 5 to 1 in aircraft, the Italian offensive penetrated only a short distance into Greek territory. The Greeks promptly counterattacked, driving the Italians back into their starting bases in Albania. This represented an enormous loss of prestige for Mussolini, as he not only suffered a huge reversal at the hands of an inferior opponent, but also was forced to accept German assistance in Greece. This was especially devastating, as the Italian dictator was angered by Hitler's past behavior of launching foreign invasions without the consent of, or without even informing, Italy, and the Greek adventure was intended to "pay Hitler back in his own coin." Mussolini originally stated "Hitler will find out in the papers that I have occupied Greece." Instead, Hitler found out Greece was defeating him.

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

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No awards. There are two good reasons. One is that people in this time did not get "awards" like they do today and he didn't deserve to be awarded for the things he did. He was a dictator of Italy and a friend to Hitler. When he was finally arrested he ended badly with his nude body hanging in a town square. He was a despot and very bad man.

The cast of Benito Mussolini - 1929 includes: Benito Mussolini as himself

Eliminate all other political parties, curb the freedom of the press, and outlaw free speech and association.

Benito Mussolini..... you could have just googled it.

Yes, and they placed it in his mouth.

There were many 3 cent stamps during this time. Without a better identification, it would be hard to know what the value may be. There were so many different varieties that identification during this time frame is very difficult.

You need to fully identify the stamp, including knowing the catalog number, perforations, watermarks, condition and other factors. If you look it up in the catalog there is a price listed. That price is what a buyer should expect to pay a dealer for the stamp. If you are selling, you should consider yourself lucky if you get half that amount. Look for special markings. Stamps on envelopes can be worth more, particularly with picture cancellations, First Day Cancellations and special locations. Find a philatelist and ask for more information!

A common theme in both Fascist and National Socialist propagada is the leader's love of children, and in return, the children's love of the leader. I would imagine that this is a step at early indoctrination and a tool to increase the longevity of a personality cult

Hitler influenced Mussolini and could have essentially led to his downfall

In general - and this is no exception to that rule - you cannot be held liable for your brother's debts. This means that when your brother/sister files for bankruptcy your assets cannot be taken. However, if you co-own something (like land) with your brother, all your brother's assets can be taken (a few exceptions exists) including his part of the land. This means that your brother can and will be forced to transfer ownership of his part of the land. Depending of the prevailing state law and the particular circustances the whole lot will be sold (and you get half of the receipts) or the new owner will only be co-owner and has to accept the limited rights of being only a co-owner.

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You can purchase a mint copy for about 70 cents. Used for 15. A dealer is not likely to purchase a single used copy.

The agreement between Mussolini and the Catholic Church is known as the Lateran Treaty, you may read about it at the first link below, and see it at the second link.

No. He was a Fascist, which has similar ideologies with Nazi Germany. The Italians hated the Communists and feared them taking over their country.

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Mussolini was the leader and ideologist of the first fascist movement, and became the first fascist to take power when he became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. He is also known for making Italy one of the Axis powers in World War II and for launching an unsuccessful attempt to colonize Ethiopia.

Benito Mussolini, who led Italy from 1925 to 1943, became a fascist in 1919. He lived from 1883 to 1945.

Mussolini first described fascism in 1919, and under his ruling the National Fascist Party reigned the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 to 1943. I was talking to one of the girls on dream marriage, and she told me that there is no exact year when he was practicing facism cuz it was practicing it for a while.

Mussolini's education was characterized by disobedience and aggression. He was a bully at school and was sent to the Salesian fathers boarding school, where he was the recipient of increasingly severe punishments, ending in expulsion when he assaulted a fellow student with a penknife. From the school in Faenza he went on to a school at Forlimpopoli and was expelled, again for stabbing a fellow student. Despite his penchant for violence Benito was very bright. He did well in his examinations at the normal school and obtained a teaching certificate. He did not teach for long. He was incapable of controlling a class and was already developing a reputation as a political agitator and for remarkable rhetorical talent.

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Mussolini seized the nation of Albania in 1939 and was made a separate kingdom.

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Mussolini was lynched by the Italians in Milan: Hitler comitted Suicide in Berlin in 1945 Mussolini was executed by Italian partisans, Hitler alleged suicide though body never displayed or photographic evedence made public