Mussolini was stopped by anti-fascist partisans in Dongo, on the shores of Lake Como, on April 27, 1945, as he tried to escape with his lover, Clara Petacci, following the Allied liberation of Italy.

Home of Italy's Last Fascist Government Scraps Honorary Citizenship for Mussolini By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - A small town on Italy's Lake Garda that was home to Italy's last fascist ...