Today is the birthday of Benito Mussolini fascist leader of Italy; he was born in 1896 and in honor of his birthday, Killer History brings to you some interesting trivia about the life and times of this infamous WWII dictator.

  • In 1923, English King George V made him an honorary English knight. He was de-knighted in 1940 at the start of WWII.
  • At the start of WWII, Mussolini wanted to side with France against Germany.
  • Sophia Loren’s sister Anna Maria was married to Mussolini’s youngest son Roman.
  • Mussolini was short; he was actually on 5’7”, which made him even shorter than the 5’8” Hitler.
  • Mussolini introduced the hand salute that Hitler and the Nazi Party made famous. 
  • Mussolini had two dogs named Charlie and Pitini
  • Mussolini was named after the 19th century Mexican Revolutionary Benito Juarez.
  • Before entering politics, Mussolini was a journalist
  • Mussolini achieved the rank of corporal during his Italian Army service in WWI
  • The Mussolini regime maintained control over Italy for 21 years.
  • His granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini was an elected representative of the European Parliament.

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Today is the birthday of Benito Mussolini fascist leader of Italy; he was born in 1896 and in honor of his birthday, Killer History brings to you some interesting trivia about the life and times of this infamous WWII dictator.

  • In 1923, English King George V made him an honorary English knight. He was de-knighted in 1940 at the start of WWII.
  • At the start of WWII, Mussolini wanted to side with France against Germany.
  • Sophia Loren’s sister Anna Maria was married to Mussolini’s youngest son Roman.
  • Mussolini was short; he was actually on 5’7”, which made him even shorter than the 5’8” Hitler.
  • Mussolini introduced the hand salute that Hitler and the Nazi Party made famous. 
  • Mussolini had two dogs named Charlie and Pitini
  • Mussolini was named after the 19th century Mexican Revolutionary Benito Juarez.
  • Before entering politics, Mussolini was a journalist
  • Mussolini achieved the rank of corporal during his Italian Army service in WWI
  • The Mussolini regime maintained control over Italy for 21 years.
  • His granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini was an elected representative of the European Parliament.