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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

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On 25 October 1936, an alliance was declared between Italy and Germany, which came to be known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

14. Hitler Was Terrified By What Happened to Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy and had been an ally of Germany during the war. In 1943, Allied forces arrived in Sicily, signaling the beginning of Italy’s defeat. His own people captured Mussolini and imprisoned by his former fascist colleagues. In April of 1945, he was killed by Italian partisans.

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