The Death of Mussolini Eventually the Italian people's distaste for Mussolini resulted in his death as well as that of some of his guards and his current mistress on April 28, 1945, when they were shot in the back of the truck in which they were being transported to stand trial. The bodies were taken to a large town square and set onto the ground where they were dragged through the streets. Italian people present at the event were allowed to show their displeasure for Mussolini by kicking, stomping, and spitting on the bodies. Following this display of anger, the bodies were hung for public display. The abuse of the corpses continued as the mob hit them with sticks and their fists, and pelted them with food or anything else at their disposal. The bodies were finally removed from the crowd. It wasn't until several years later that Mussolini's wife was finally allowed to give her husband a respectable burial.

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