THE FALL OF FASCISM: WHEN THE CARABINIERI ARRESTED THE DUCE ON 25 JULY 1943 / 5 SEPTEMBER 2024
Flavio CARBONE (Italy)
Abstract
Abstract: The Invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943 was among the causes of the fall of
the fascism in Italy. After the Great Council of the fascism vote against the war conduct
under the duce between 24 and 25 July, Mussolini met the king of Italy to re-obtain his
full support. On the contrary, the king dismissed him to the role he played for about
20 years; going out to the royal residence the Carabinieri escorted him outside Villa
Savoia. They “arrested” Mussolini and he was under Law Enforcement Agencies (Royal
Carabinieri and later National Police) control. On 12 September 1943, the Nazis freed
him, and they brought Mussolini to Germany. The role of the Royal Carabinieri was very
complicated because the new republican fascist party established by Mussolini in the
Central-Northern part of Italy under the puppet state called Repubblica Sociale Italiana.
Keywords: Second World War; Law Enforcement; fascism; Mussolini; Kingdom of Italy.
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DOI for this text: https://doi.org/10.56092/WIYO8639
