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Final Hours Leading to Mussolini's Death
In 1922, Mussolini, the Italian dictator became the prime minister and desired to become a present-day Julius Caesar. The 61-year old "II Duce" who rose to power around two decades earlier, became allies with Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler in World War II. However, the Italian military was outdated which caused them to get badly outclassed in WW2.
By July 1943, there was a bombing in Rome, and Sicily was invaded by the Allies. This caused King Victor Emanuel III and the Italian high command to place Mussolini under house arrest after removing him from power.
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