End of World War II in Europe eventually fled Europe using ratlines such as ODESSA. German forces leave Finland: On 25 April 1945, the last German formations withdrew from Finnish Lapland into occupied Norway. On 27 April 1945, the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph was taken. Mussolini's death: On 25 April 1945, Italian partisans liberated Milan and Turin. On 27 April 1945, as Allied forces closed in on Milan, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans. It is disputed whether he was trying to flee from Italy to Switzerland (through the Splügen Pass), and was traveling with a German anti-aircraft battalion. On
Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War besides the Central Army were mobilized from various provinces under their local leader. According to of the Ethiopian provinces and their forces on the eve of hostilities, the Ethiopians had an army of 350,000 men. Strengths where known are noted followed by their leader. Modernized forces in Bold. Addis Ababa Army of the Left - "Ras" Imru Haile Selassie ("Grazmach" = "General/Commander of the Left") Mahel Sefari (Army of the Center) (70,000 regulars) - "Ras" Mulugeta Yeggazu of Illubabor Army of the Right- "Ras"