The bodies of Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, lay side by side in public square, in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945.
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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34.Photograph. Former dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci after their bodies were dumped in Milan, Italy. '29 April 45. 5/MM-45-8117. Fifth Army, Milan, Italy. The battered bodies of Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, lay side by side in public square, in Milan where they were taken after their execution by Italian partisans. Photo by Philiips. 196th Signal Photo Co.' Milan, Italy. 29 April 1945
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Milano
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Dead persons--Italy
Fascism--Italy
Dictators