An American visitor was told in 1927: “The most wonderful thing about Mussolini is his loyalty to his King.” The words were spoken by King Victor Emmanuel III; by that time a lot of Italians ...
Faction: The Italian Army The Italian Army during the second world war was a Royal Army with King Victor Emmanuel III as Commander-in-Chief . However dictator and Prime Minister Mussolini and the ...
Facing pressure and a potential conflict, King Victor Emmanuel III chose to avoid civil unrest by inviting Mussolini to form a government, marking the beginning of fascist rule in Italy.