Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister of Italy from 1922 until 1943. He established himself as the dictator of a fascist regime that valued nationalism, corporatism, militarism, and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda. Originally siding with France against Germany, Mussolini became a close ally of Adolf Hitler in 1936, whom he influenced.<br /><br />On 10 June 1940, Mussolini entered World War II on the side of Nazi Germany. Three years later, Mussolini was ousted by members of his own government with the Allied invasion of Italy. However, soon after his ousting Mussolini was rescued by his German allies under orders from Hitler in Unternehmen Eiche . Following his rescue, Mussolini headed the Italian Social Republic in parts of Italy that were not occupied by Allied forces until the end of the war. In late April 1945 with total defeat looming, Mussolini attempted to escape to Switzerland, only to be captured and summarily executed near Lake Como by Communist Italian partisans. His body was taken to Milan where it was hung upside down at a petrol station for public viewing and confirmation of his demise. After this the commie bastards forced him to play Blood Bowl, though "Il Duce" has yet to prove his abilities in this department.