Today in World War II History—Jan. 10, 1944
Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

Count Galeazzo Ciano and his wife Edda Mussolini (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 10, 1944: Eighteen Italian Fascist leaders are sentenced to death for opposing Mussolini, including his own son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano; they will be executed the next day.
Wow, being power hungry makes you do awful things! I can’t imagine, killing your daughter’s husband!
Mussolini was certainly ruthless. His daughter Edda fled for her life to Switzerland.