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The order sheet that built a reflex you could not unlearn
A Fascist leader is seized by partisans in 1945 Milan and brought before Mussolini's hanging body. What makes a man salute in the face of death?
The order sheet that built a reflex you could not unlearn
This episode explores the life of Achille Starace, a key figure in Italian Fascism, and examines the origins of his unwavering loyalty and the system he helped create. What happens when devotion becomes one's entire identity?
Person: Achille Starace
Date: April 29, 1945
Location: Milan, Italy
Role: National Fascist Party Secretary
Event: Execution
- Achille Starace, born in Gallipoli in 1889…
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