Finding Mussolini: The German Intelligence Hunt for Italy's Missing Dictator
Notes de l’épisode
After Mussolini was arrested in July 1943, Italian authorities repeatedly moved him between secret detention locations to prevent a German rescue. German intelligence personnel worked to determine where the former dictator was being held, eventually identifying the remote Hotel Campo Imperatore. This episode examines the intelligence search, competing German organizations, and how locating a single prisoner became a strategic priority for Hitler.