ROME — Italy's right-wing government is facing criticism over its celebration of a major World War II battle, after the defence ministry said the defeated fascist soldiers of dictator Benito Mussolini had died for the country's freedom.
Italy's right-wing government is facing criticism over its celebration of a major World War II battle.ROME — Italy's right-wing government is facing criticism over its celebration of a major World War II battle, after the defence ministry said the defeated fascist soldiers of dictator Benito Mussolini had died for the country's freedom.
The battle pitched the combined forces of fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, led by German General Erwin Rommel, against UK and its allies, led by British General Bernard Montgomery. Lawmakers from the left-leaning 5-Star Movement, the second largest opposition party, issued a statement saying that while Italy's soldiers had fought bravely, it was "inopportune" to commemorate them as having fought for freedom.Brothers of Italy traces its roots to the Italian Social Movement, formed in 1946 as a direct heir of Mussolini's blackshirts, and the legacy of fascism continues to torment Italy almost 80 years after the end of the war.
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