Benito Mussolini Mussolini was rescued from captivity in the Gran Sasso raid by German paratroopers and "Waffen-SS" commandos led by Major Otto-Harald Mors. Adolf Hitler, after meeting with the rescued former dictator, then put Mussolini in charge of a puppet regime in northern Italy, the Italian Social Republic (, RSI), informally known as the "Salò Republic". In late April 1945, in the wake of near total defeat, Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci attempted to flee to Switzerland, but both were captured by Italian communist partisans and summarily executed by firing squad on 28 April 1945 near Lake Como. His body was
The Woman Who Lived pupils, in which Me can be seen in the background, looking straight into the camera. The Doctor informs Me that the imminent Great Fire of London was caused by the Terileptils, referring to the Fifth Doctor story, "The Visitation" (1982). The Doctor states that he is "on record as being against banter". This is a reference to "Robot of Sherwood" when the Doctor chastises Robin Hood and his Merry Men for their lighthearted banter. The Doctor informs Me that she may come across Captain Jack Harkness in the future, given that his life, like hers, is indefinitely extended. The Doctor