Who is Mussolini ww2?

Mussolini planned for war in 1943-1945. But Hitler started World War II in September 1939, giving only one week’s warning to the Italians and forcing an enraged, humiliated Mussolini to declare “nonbelligerence.” Hitler’s May 1940 successes persuaded Mussolini to intervene in a presumably short, parallel war. read more

Benito Mussolini's father, Alessandro Mussolini, was a blacksmith and a socialist, while his mother, Rosa (née Maltoni), was a devout Catholic schoolteacher. Owing to his father's political leanings, Mussolini was named Benito after Mexican leftist president Benito Juárez, while his middle names Andrea and Amilcare were from Italian socialists Andrea Costa and Amilcare Cipriani. read more

Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883, in Dovia di Predappio, Forlì, Italy. Family and Early Life. Benito Mussolini’s father, Alessandro, was a blacksmith and an impassioned socialist who spent much of his time on politics and much of his money on his mistress. read more