It was on this day in the year of 1945, near the end of the second world war in Europe when the fascist dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini was executed by Italian communists. The execution occurred in a small Italian village, Giulino de Mezzegra after a failed attempt by Mussolini to flee Italy with his mistress.
Watch this Universal Movietone newsreel that describes the events of that day.
