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==Mussolini Deposed==
==Mussolini Deposed==
When the Allies invaded the Italian island of Sicily in 1943, King Vittorio Emmanuel III panicked at the thought of an Allied invasion of the Italian mainland. He immediately stripped Mussolini of his power and ordered Mussolini to be arrested.
When the Allies invaded the Italian island of [[Sicily]] in 1943, King Vittorio Emmanuel III panicked at the thought of an Allied invasion of the Italian mainland. He immediately stripped Mussolini of his power and ordered Mussolini to be arrested.
==His Reinstatement==
==His Reinstatement==
He was rescued through covert operations by German special forces (most notably Otto Skorzeny) without a single casualty occuring during the rescue operation. Mussolini was then installed as the head of the German puppet state, Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI) in northern Italy.
He was rescued through covert operations by German special forces (most notably [[Otto Skorzeny]]) without a single casualty occuring during the rescue operation. Mussolini was then installed as the head of the German puppet state, Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI) in northern Italy.
==His Capture and Death==
==His Capture and Death==
He was later recaptured at the end of the war by partisans. He and his wife were shot and hung upside down.
He was later recaptured at the end of the war by partisans. He and his mistress were shot and hung upside down.
==Family Members==
==Family Members==
His legacy is continued by his neo-fascist granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini, who is a current member of the European Parliament.
His legacy is continued by his neo-fascist granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini, who is a current member of the European Parliament.
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