 In Piedmont, Garibaldi Divisions of Pompeo Colajanni "Barbato", Vincenzo Modica and Giovanni Latilla "Nanni" entered in Turin together with the autonomous of "Mauri", while the Divisions "Pajetta" and "Fratelli Varalli" of Gastone and Moscatelli, after liberating Novara, entered in Milan on 28 April, already reached in the previous day by the Garibaldini of Oltrepò pavese led by Italo Pietra and Luchino Dal Verme.In Lombardy, the "2ª Divisione Garibaldi "Redi"" (commanded by Aldo Aniasi "Comandante Iso") and the "Divisioni "Lombardia"", coordinated by Pietro Vergani ("Fabio", deputy commander of CVL) blocked the Alpine passes and occupied the Valtellina, preventing the run of fascist hierarchs.Benito Mussolini was captured by the "52ª Brigata Garibaldi "Luigi Clerici"" of commander "Pedro" (Pier Luigi Bellini delle Stelle), subordinate to the "1ª Divisione Garibaldi Lombardia", and shot by envoys of the Garibaldi command of Milan, Walter Audisio and Aldo Lampredi; other hierarchs were instead captured and killed in Dongo by partisans of the "3ª Divisione Garibaldi Lombardia", under the orders of Alfredo Mordini "Riccardo".