History of World War II: Did Mussolini’s Fate Prompt Hitler to Kill Himself?

History of World War II: Did Mussolini’s Fate Prompt Hitler to Kill Himself?

With Allied armies pushing ever northwards through the “tough old gut” of Italy, and German forces pulling out, Benito Mussolini took a long look at the situation before departing Milan on 25 April 1945. It was, fittingly, Italy’s Liberation Day as the despot fled Milan in his red Alfa Romeo, with long-time mistress Clara Petacci…