WWII , the Allies called the "three fascist giants" Hitler, the Italian head of state, and the Japanese Tojo Hideki .
But in fact, Hideki Tojo is not a giant at all, he is just the spokesperson of the Japanese Empire. Compared with Hitler and Mussolini, Tojo's power, fame and ability are not at the same level.
During World War II, Mussolini's status among European villains was second only to German head of state Hitler. These two were very similar. They were both fascist leaders, both eager to establish an empire, both anti- Jewish , and they all had a mistress who devoted themselves to themselves.
When the German head of state Hitler committed suicide, his mistress Eva followed him; when Mussolini was executed, his mistress Clara also died together, and even stood in front of Mussolini to block the gun for him.
Clara. Betasi is 30 years younger than Mussolini. This beauty is a crazy fan of Mussolini and Mussolini's favorite mistress.
Clara had the chance to escape when she was finally captured by the guerrillas. The guerrillas originally planned to let him go, but she firmly wanted to die with Mussolini. The depth of her affection for Mussolini is difficult to understand.
So, how did Mussolini and Clara meet? What happened to the two after the demise of the fascist regime in Italy?
1. Mussolini came to power and became the Italian "national idol"
hm0 Most people think that during World War II, the representative of European fascism was the Third Reich of Germany, but in fact Italy was the first country to realize fascism.
Mussolini himself was the creator of fascism, and he was also an idol of the German head of state Hitler.
Mussolini was a reporter in his early years. After the outbreak of , joined the Italian army to participate in the war. After the war ended, Mussolini formed the fascist organization "Fascist Fighting Group" in the important Italian city of Milan, which was later renamed the Italian National Fascist Party.
The meaning of "fascism" is more complicated to study carefully, including economic and political meanings. It can basically be summarized as "centralist military imperial thought", which has the characteristics of one-party autocracy, individual autocracy, and militarism.
In addition to establishing the "Fascist Fighting Group" in Milan, Mussolini also organized the " Blackshirt Army ", which gathered about 50,000 people in a short period of time, becoming the largest paramilitary organization in Italy.
Later, the Nazi " Stormtrooper " was actually imitating the "Black Shirts".
1 In 222, the fascist party was dissatisfied with the failure of the general election. In October of that year, Mussolini led the fascist party to launch a coup, and the "Black Shirts" marched into Rome from Milan and other cities, and occupied towns, military camps and police stations along the way.
This coup came in full force, allowing the Italian king to see Mussolini's prestige. In the end, the king had to appoint Mussolini as the Prime Minister.
In the end, Mussolini won state power through a bloodless coup. The strength of the fascist party shocked Europe and greatly influenced the restless elements in Austria and Germany next door.
So, in terms of fascist movement, Mussolini was indeed the "big brother" of the Nazi head.
After he came to power, Mussolini fired his bow left and right, while he was dictatorial, forbidden all opposition parties, and finally closed the parliament. On the other hand, Mussolini is also engaged in economic development, maintaining public order, and strengthening the army.
In the early days of his coming to power, Italy did develop, and even the lawless mafia was uprooted by Mussolini. The Sicilian godfathers were in danger and finally fled to the United States collectively, which led to the rise of the American mafia .
And Mussolini is a person who loves acting. He likes to speak, take photos, and likes to deal with women to show his masculinity.
He often raised his broad chin, which was ridiculed as a "sign of country people" when he was young, but after taking power, his broad chin was Mussolini's pride. His iconic photo was wearing a steel helmet and raised his chin.
Fascist party created Mussolini's spirit of "steel leader". Finally, under the induced by public opinion, the Italians of that era admired Mussolini very much.
2. The outrageous love between Clara and Mussolini
Among the vast admirers of Mussolini, there is a little girl named Clara Betassi. When Mussolini came to power, Clara was less than 10 years old, but the little girl eventually became Mussolini's mistress and accompanied him to the end of her life.
Clara. Betassi was born in Roman in 1912. Her family is a middle class in Roman, and her father was a doctor of the Pope.
When she was a child, Clara happened to experience the rise of the fascist party, and her whole family was a supporter of the fascist party.
922, Clara, who was only 10 years old, attended a fascist party rally under the leadership of her grandfather and saw Mussolini standing on a high place in the crowd.
Clara has since become fascinated by the leader. She hangs photos of Mussolini on the head of the bed all year round. This was not a strange thing in Italy at that time, but it was obviously too precocious for a 10-year-old girl.
After Mussolini came to power, he used the slogan "restore the glory of Rome". He was fascinated by ancient art. After learning about this news from the media, Clara decided not to go to school, but to concentrate on studying painting and music.
Psychologically, Clara has regarded herself as Mussolini's lover, and her life must serve him in order to be valuable.
932, Clara was 20 years old. She happened to meet Mussolini on a vacation.
Coincidentally, Mussolini was also moved by this beautiful girl when she saw Clara waving her hand at him. Mussolini actually took the initiative to find Clara to chat, hoping to "get to know" this beauty, which made Clara overjoyed.
Mussolini's first conversation with her was very short, and she only gave a few greetings.Mussolini asked about Clara's name, age, and family situation. Clara just expressed her admiration and love for the leader.
Mussolini knew that the woman in front of her was fascinated by herself.
After returning to Rome, Clara was locked in her boudoir absent-mindedly, savoring the encounter with Mussolini.
Not long after, Clara's house received a call, which was called by Mussolini's chief guard, who invited Clara to the famous "Palace of Venice" in Rome, which was Mussolini's office at that time.
In order to show sincerity, Mussolini invited Clara's family to a banquet, including her fiancé.
Clara's fiancé is a pilot of the Italian army and has a good background, but Clara does not like this calm and introverted man.
Clara has a unrestrained personality, so she loves Mussolini who is good at speaking and excited.
Soon, Clara and his family went to the Venetian Palace for a banquet. Clara and Mussolini were alone for a while.
Clara's parents were flattered by the invitation of the leader, and her fiancé was also excited about it, so she did not look at what Clara and Mussolini had to talk about.
However, after returning from the Palace of Venice, Clara broke up with her fiancé and decided to be with the leader.
After that, Mussolini began to meet with Clara frequently. At the beginning, he only met briefly, exchanged greetings and gave some small gifts. Later it turned into a trip together, such as skiing or swimming.
Clara's life completely revolves around Mussolini. After dating for a year or two, Clara became Mussolini's mistress.
Mussolini was married at the time and had more than a dozen mistresses, ranging from ages from forties or fifties to teenagers. Clara may not be of the best background, but she is his favorite.
1936, he prepared a villa for Clara as a love nest for two people. The house is close to the Palace of Venice. Mussolini spent the night with Clara in the villa for a long time and never went home.
According to the memories of witnesses at the time, Mussolini not only loved Clara, but also attacked Clara's sister. When Clara was not around, Mussolini and her sister spent the night together, and Clara had no objection to this.
3. A woman who loves crazy, that's all
Although Mussolini has no ability in governing the country and fighting wars, he is also a great choice for fooling women, and his talent for speaking is spent on these aspects.
Every one of his lovers has heard of his vows. Some experienced ladies know that this is a man's trick, but the young Clara completely sinks into it.
Clara is crazy about Mussolini, and even investigates her lover's whereabouts like a girl and asks about her whereabouts. This is very rude to the head of state, but Mussolini will not blame him, but instead uses various small lies to make excuses.
After the outbreak of World War II, Italy and Germany began to fight together. Mussolini became busy. He either visited Germany or gave speeches everywhere to win over the support of the people.
Clara once visited Germany with Mussolini, but after the war was not going well, Mussolini began to go alone, and Clara had not seen Mussolini for a long time.
She once made more than a dozen calls to the Palace of Venice in one day, which made Mussolini's men miserable.
942, when Mussolini returned to Rome and returned to Clara's villa, Clara was surprised by the changes in her lover.
Mussolini was frustrated and in a bad mood because the Italian army was beaten everywhere. Moreover, the German Nazi head of state surpassed him, which also made Mussolini feel unbalanced.
He once said to Clara, "I was fascist, and when I was anti-Semitism, he didn't know where he was!"
Clara recorded all the complaints of Mussolini in her diary, which later became the first-hand material for studying the history of World War II.
941, Italy's war of foreign aggression basically failed. The Italian army was beaten by the British in North Africa , and finally supported by the Germans.
943, the German African Legion also declared its destruction. The Allies crossed the Mediterranean from North Africa and liberated Sicily and southern Italy. The anti-war situation in Italy also began, and the king strictly ordered Mussolini to resign according to public opinion.
After that, Mussolini was under house arrest, and the woman he brought by his side was Clara. Later Mussolini was rescued by German special forces and became the head of the "Social Republic" of the puppet regime in northern Italy.
In the spring of 11945, Germany was about to be defeated, and Italian Social Republic also collapsed. Mussolini fled with his confidant and mistress Clara, hoping to take refuge in neutral country Switzerland, but was intercepted by Italian guerrillas halfway.
After a simple interrogation, Mussolini, his mistress Clara, and more than a dozen officials were executed by the guerrillas.
On the day the guerrillas executed these people, Clara could have left, and the guerrillas were willing to let her go, but Clara insisted on dying with Mussolini. While the firing squad was shooting, Clara stood in front of Mussolini and was shot several times and died.
Afterwards, the bodies of Mussolini and others were hung upside down in the Roreto Square in Milan for public display. The onlookers beat Mussolini's body and beat him beyond recognition.
Clara's body was hung aside, and her skirt fell down to cover her face. The onlookers could only look at Clara's lower body and laugh.
Not long after, a young man walked up, untied his belt, fixed Clara's skirt so that the body would not be exposed.
You should know that this move is very courageous, because the angry crowd is likely to attack him because he sympathizes with the fascism, but fortunately the people present did not do so.
Mussolini and Clara's bodies were finally buried together. Because they were robbed by fascist supporters a year later, the Italian government had to bury them secretly, and only handed them over to their families after the 1950s.
Scholars who later studied Mussolini have studied Clara by the way, but this beauty has almost nothing special about it. After analysis, she is a poor woman with a simple mind and a trance of love.
Clara once enjoyed the vanity that Mussolini brought to her, and in the end she paid the price of her life. Her life was nothing more.
Text/Business Wild
Reference materials:
1, "The Doomsday of Mussolini", anonymous
2, "The Death of the Dictator - The Latest Details of Mussolini's Death" and made
