By July 1943, the Allied invasion of Sicily and bombing of Rome caused the Italian high command and King Victor Emmanuel III to remove Mussolini from power and place him under house arrest.
Moreover, did Mussolini survive ww2?
Mussolini was executed by firing squad shortly after the German surrender in Italy in 1945.
People also ask, what did Mussolini do in ww2? Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) was the leader of Italy during World War II. He invented the term “fascism” to describe a system run by a dictator who did not allow different political opinions or opposition. The Nazis also believed in fascism.
Simply so, when did Mussolini lose power?
July 25, 1943