Bombing of Pearl Harbour
Japan informs Mussolini they will attack the US, Mussolini offers his full support
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
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Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini Biography and Timeline — Page 6
Follow Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini through 223 dated historical records for Italy.
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
223Distinct records
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1942–1945Years on this page
1942
Dvises Hitler to make peace with Russia & concentrate against Britain &
dvises Hitler to make peace with Russia & concentrate against Britain & America
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Libya
Italy's invasion of Libya is thwarted by Britain who decode messages from Rome
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
1944
Execution
Has Ciano & 4 others executed who betrayed him at the Grand Council of 25th July 1943
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Purge
Has Ciano & 4 others executed who betrayed him at the Grand Council of 25th July 1943
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Visit to Hitler & is blamed for defeat on
Mussolini visits Hitler & is blamed for defeat on the Russian front
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Capture of Italy
Mussolini begs Hitler not to withdraw from Rome without a fight but is ignored
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Capture of Rome
Mussolini begs Hitler not to withdraw from Rome without a fight but is ignored
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Italy
The Allies reach Rome
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Visit to Hitler at the Fuhrer HQ in Germany
Visits Hitler at the Fuhrer HQ in Germany after the failure of the Stauffenberg plot
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Visit to His Italian trops on the Russian front
Visits his Italian trops on the Russian front
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Florence
The Allies capture Florence
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Rescued by daring German parachute jump from his place of internment in the Apennines
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Capture of Alto Adige
Forced to recognize the capture of Alto Adige by Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Capture of Trieste
Forced to recognize the capture of Trieste by Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Forms a new regime & is forced to have his son-in-law executed
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Execution
Forms a new regime & is forced to have his son-in-law executed
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
1945
Arrest of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Captured by Italian partisans
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Mussolini, his mistress & members of his entourage are shot by Italian partisans
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini, shot by Italian partisans
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Execution
Mussolini, his mistress & members of his entourage are shot by Italian partisans. Captured & shot by Italian partisans while attempting to escape to Switzerland
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Mussolinis body is displayed in Milan
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Execution
Mussolinis body is displayed in Milan
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.