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==Fall of Mussolini==
==Fall of Mussolini==
During a war filled with defeat and air raids, historian Gerhard Weinberg concluded that, ''"The astonishing thing is ... that the home front held together as long as it did, and that elements of the armed forces often fought valiantly and effectively."''<ref>A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, Gerhard L. Weinberg, Cambridge University Press, 2005</ref>
During a war filled with death of family members ones and air raids, historian Gerhard Weinberg concluded that, ''"The astonishing thing is ... that the home front held together as long as it did, and that elements of the armed forces often fought valiantly and effectively."''<ref>A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, Gerhard L. Weinberg, Cambridge University Press, 2005</ref>
On July 24, 1943 the Grand Council of Fascism voted to oust Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy. Mussolini ignored the vote of no confidence but soon after meeting with King Victor Emmanuel III he was arrested.
On July 24, 1943 the Grand Council of Fascism voted to oust Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy. Mussolini ignored the vote of no confidence but soon after meeting with King Victor Emmanuel III he was arrested.