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Efilroft Sul

(3,987 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:33 AM Monday

On this date in 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed. Happy 80th anniversary to all those who celebrate.

Got another happy 80th anniversary coming up in two days.

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On this date in 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed. Happy 80th anniversary to all those who celebrate. (Original Post) Efilroft Sul Monday OP

History repeats. 58Sunliner Monday #1

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 Meowmee Monday #2

Viddy well, my little MAGAty droogies EYESORE 9001 Monday #3

Sic semper tyrannis. dalton99a Monday #4

That's one of my protest sign ideas. Dr. T Monday #5

Even fucking Mussolini never tried to claim "I run the world" Maru Kitteh Monday #6

K&R UTUSN Monday #7

Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it IronLionZion Monday #8

Hanged, if memory serves. Martin68 Monday #9

Mussolini was shot to death Prairie Gates Monday #11

Yes, he was shot first. The image of him hanging was what stuck in my memory. Martin68 Monday #14

It's 50 miles or so from Milan Prairie Gates Monday #15

Italians celebrate Festa della Liberazione on April 25 (25 aprile) Prairie Gates Monday #10

I'm going to refrain from saying what I'm thinking surfered Monday #12

Love watching those people kicking his dead ass corpse. Bengus81 Monday #13

58Sunliner

(5,711 posts)

1. History repeats.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:46 AM

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Meowmee

(8,897 posts)

2. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:52 AM

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EYESORE 9001

(28,172 posts)

3. Viddy well, my little MAGAty droogies

Reply to Efilroft Sul (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:59 AM

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Viddy well.

dalton99a

(88,397 posts)

4. Sic semper tyrannis.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:01 AM

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Dr. T

(213 posts)

5. That's one of my protest sign ideas.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:02 AM

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"It didn't end well for Mussolini when he tried it" accompanied by that picture of Mussolini's corpse hanging upside-down amid euphoric Italians.

Maru Kitteh

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6. Even fucking Mussolini never tried to claim "I run the world"

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:27 AM

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I’m down with celebrating the “Fin de Benito” but I long for NEW holidays to celebrate.

UTUSN

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7. K&R

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:34 AM

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IronLionZion

(48,659 posts)

8. Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:34 AM

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Martin68

(25,634 posts)

9. Hanged, if memory serves.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:51 AM

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Trigger warning: graphic photos of Mussolini's hanging.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=photo+of+hanged+benito+mussolini&t=osx&ia=images&iax=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2Fstltoday.com%2Fcontent%2Ftncms%2Fassets%2Fv3%2Feditorial%2F3%2F2b%2F32bf98fe-434a-5bed-8e65-e283ff41d315%2F5cc6ee6e47cc2.image.jpg%3Fresize%3D1200%252C1500

Prairie Gates

(4,974 posts)

11. Mussolini was shot to death

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:58 AM

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His body was then transported to Milan, where he was hung up with some others in a gas station.

Martin68

(25,634 posts)

14. Yes, he was shot first. The image of him hanging was what stuck in my memory.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 02:35 PM

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Prairie Gates

(4,974 posts)

15. It's 50 miles or so from Milan

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 02:46 PM

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They really went through some effort to bring his body back and hang it in public.

Prairie Gates

(4,974 posts)

10. Italians celebrate Festa della Liberazione on April 25 (25 aprile)

Reply to Efilroft Sul (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:57 AM

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Several northern cities weren't officially liberated until April 29, 1945.

In a history that's still very vague among Americans, despite huge numbers of Italian Americans, including many who came in the 1960s, Italy was in a state of civil war from September 8, 1943 to April 25-30, 1945.

The Italians are the only people to have executed their own dictator in WWII.

Thank you for bringing this to DU!

surfered

(6,487 posts)

12. I'm going to refrain from saying what I'm thinking

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 12:07 PM

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Bengus81

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13. Love watching those people kicking his dead ass corpse.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 12:09 PM

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Took him and his girlfriend and strung em up at the gas station. Loved it............

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