Did Benito Mussolini beat Clara Petacci?

Benito Mussolini fled Milan city on 25 April and attempted to escape north to Switzerland. On 27 April 1945, Benito Mussolin i and his mistress Clara Petacci, together with other fascist leaders, were travelling in a German convoy near the village of Dongo on the north western shore of Lake Como. read more

Clara Petacci is a different matter. The age difference between them, 28 years, created, according to Mussolini’s children, more of a “father-daughter” bond, or at least Prince to palace maiden. read more

Mussolini and Petacci were shot the following afternoon, two days before Adolf Hitler's suicide. The bodies of Mussolini and Petacci were taken to Milan and left in a suburban square, the Piazzale Loreto, for a large angry crowd to insult and physically abuse. read more