Urbano Lazzaro (4 November 1924 – 3 January 2006) was an Italian partisan who played a vital role in the capture of Benito Mussolini near the end of World War II. Lazzaro was born in Quinto Vicentino in the Veneto region. As a young man, he joined...
Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian Fascist dictator, was summarily executed by an Italian partisan in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy on 28 April 1945, in the final days of World War II in Europe. The generally accepted...
Michele Bruno Moretti (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle moˈretti]; 26 March 1908 – 5 March 1995), also known by his nom-de-guerre Pietro Gatti, was an Italian partisan, trade unionist and footballer. He was the political commissar of the 52nd...
Dongo (Comasco: Dongh [ˈdũːk]) is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy. It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Gravedona and Musso at the mouth of the Albano. It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Milan...
The Dongo Treasure were the valuables in Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's possession at the time of his capture and execution.
Pier Luigi Bellini delle Stelle (14 May 1920 – 25 January 1984) was an Italian anti-fascist communist partisan and practicing lawyer, notable for capturing Benito Mussolini at Dongo in April 1945, where he used the nom de guerre of Pedro. He was...
Walter Audisio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter auˈdiːzjo]; 28 June 1909 – 11 October 1973), also known by his nom-de-guerre Colonel Valerio, was an Italian partisan and communist politician. A member of the Italian resistance movement during World...
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was a fascist dictator who was the prime minister of Italy from 1922 until his deposition in 1943. Known as Il Duce during his rule, he established a totalitarian dictatorship led by...
