Why is 25 April Liberation Day in Italy?

Liberation Day

La Liberazione

25 April 1945. On 25 April 1945 the National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy, based in Milan, called a general insurrection against the Germans and the Fascists,…

Where: Italy

What happened

On 25 April 1945 the National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy, based in Milan, called a general insurrection against the Germans and the Fascists, while the Allied armies advanced from the south. Partisans took over the northern cities in the days that followed. Mussolini tried to escape towards Switzerland, was caught at Dongo on Lake Como and shot on 28 April. The German forces in Italy surrendered on 2 May. 25 April is a national holiday, the Festa della Liberazione.

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Il 25 aprile gli italiani festeggiano la Liberazione.

On 25 April Italians celebrate Liberation Day.

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