[PapaNew]

The heavy-jowled Mussolini arrived back from his meeting with Hitler to find Rome bombed and rebellion in the air. He did not expect to be placed under armed guard after making a courtesy visit to the palace. The king was part of a far larger conspiracy to depose the dictator. Mussolini was content to ignore his rubber-stamp council; but he dared not ignore the king.

Il Duce met his end in a gruesome way. I saw a picture of the dead Duce hanging from his feet in public view. Don't know how his death and display happened.

[Rebelbase]

“Il Duce met his end in a gruesome way. I saw a picture of the dead Duce hanging from his feet in public view. Don’t know how his death and display happened. “

That happens in a later episode after Skorzeny and his troopers rescue Il Duce from Gran Sasso.

[henkster]

It happened in the last two weeks or so of the war. He and his fiancee were strung up by the mob. Apparently a lot of photos were taken. Several years ago one of my secretaries brought in some photos taken of him strung up, and of their bodies laying on the steps. My secretary’s aunt was a young Italian girl at the time.