The battle of El Alamein between’ October and November 1942 where the English troops of General Montgomery was forced to surrender the German-Italian troops commanded by Rommel was the signal for the’ Italy was maturing the utter defeat in World War II. King Victor Emmanuel III in may 1943 looking for a’ alternative to Mussolini began to converse with Badoglio, also sought to establish a dialogue with the’ England. The discontent surfaced everywhere. Strikes in March in Turin and Milan. The 10 July 1943 the Anglo-Americans landed on the Italian coast. Mussolini was aware of getting to its end, but he tried in vain to seek mediation with Hitler to Feltre on 19 July 1943. He wanted to propose to the Fuhrer exit dell’ Italy from the war, but Hitler in a foul mood did not even speak Italian dictator, just throw the bounds of ally. Il Duce returned to Rome the same evening, that day the allies had roscesciato a disproportionate amount of bombs on the capital. The situation was increasingly dramatic. The 4 June 1943 the King met in hearing Dino Grandi, Speaker of the House. On that occasion the King indicated the procedure to bring the institutional powers to himself after having previously delivered to Duce. It was then that an institutional body, the Grand Council of fascism for example, He used his powers to emasculate Mussolini. Il Duce was then cornered and reluctantly, Since he had full situational awareness, he summoned the special session of the Grand Council for 17 of 24 July 1943. This institution was created in 1928 not met by the 1939. The members of the Grand Council were 28. Mussolini tried to defend his actions by blaming subordinates negligence different to justify the bad fortunes of war. Dino Grandi spoke and presented his agenda in which called for the restoration of traditional and institutional activities the reacquisition by the King of executive powers of head of State. His speaking abilities allowed him to stay in a particular balance in condemning the dictatorship of Mussolini that actually, Second Largest, ruined the original ideals of fascism. Mussolini listened without having the force of counter, but he had a’ last card, or churches a few hours to suspend the sitting. But great was adamant it was necessary to go straight to the end, in order not to risk being arrested and give a chance to the Duce to rehabilitate itself somehow. At 2 the following morning, Mussolini put it to a vote l’ Big agenda. The vote was as follows: 19 votes in favour, 9 against and one abstention. Mussolini exhausted asked “who will bear the King the result?” Large answered him “You'll do”. The next day the Duce was received at Villa Savoia by the King. He was arrested by police and taken away in ambulances. At 22.30 the radio gave the news. This was the first fall of fascism, the second and final took place on 25 April 1945.
Hector Parker
