October 18, 2015: Up Lake Como on the west side is a small, mostly unheard of, little Lake side town of Dongo and a very interesting museum. Well, if you study the history of WWII you would know that Dongo is where the Italian resistance fighters found, captured and executed “Duce” — Mussolini. It was nearly the end of the war and Duce was — with the help of the German Army — fleeing Italy to travel through Switzerland to safety in Germany. The Italians had been alerted that special group of high ranking pro-Nazi Italian military were fleeing the country — the convoy was stopped and searched, and only by accident, did an observant freedom fighter see a frightened soldier in the back of one of the trucks — wearing military “official” pin striped pants. Mussolini was executed and then hung upside down in the town square. The small museum — one of the best the Curmudgeon has visited — tells the story of the end of the war and the capture through s series of displays, interviews with some of those present, and series of outstanding multimedia presentations. Bravissimo!!
