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The Grand Council vote failed - Grandi's grenades made it stick
Benito Mussolini entered Villa Savoia with papers he hoped would save him - but a Grand Council vote and a royal signal awaited. What happened next?
The Grand Council vote failed - Grandi's grenades made it stick
In this episode, we follow the July 1943 moments that toppled Mussolini's power: the Grand Council meeting, the military and political stresses that preceded it, and the clandestine moves behind the King’s decision. What did a legally meaningless vote, two hidden grenades, and secret talks between Dino Grandi and the King actually accomplish?
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