Word: badoglio
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...conversations with Prime Minister Signer Bonomi, and also talked with him and Marshal Badoglio together-they are friends. The Marshal faithfully observed the conditions imposed at the armistice a year ago. He has done his best to send all possible Italian forces, particularly naval forces, into the struggle with Germany and he has worked steadily for improving relations between Italy and Britain and between Italy and the Allies...
...political criminality is in part an accident of place. The Germans were also gloating over two "criminals" last week. They were Giuseppe Togliatti, brother of Italy's No. 1 Communist, Palmiro Togliatti, and Mario Badoglio, son of Marshal Badoglio. The Germans threatened to kill them (and 38 others) in reprisal for the execution of Pietro Caruso, Rome's Fascist police chief (see below...
...spread gradually over days and weeks. No general surrender of the German Armies is expected; they may gradually disintegrate and surrender piecemeal. And the Allies' policy is not to accept surrender from any hastily contrived substitute German Government; the Allies are not looking for any Nazi Badoglio; the war with Germany will be finally over only when all Germany has been occupied, town by town...
Discreetly, the British permitted meetings. Promptly, King Vittorio Emanuele and Marshal Badoglio and even Sicilian-born World War I Premier Vittorio Orlando jumped to their microphones to plead with Sicilians to remember their political ties. In April Badoglio thought it wise to appear in person, but the agitation continued. To many Sicilians, a snug little island kingdom nestled against the protecting ribs of the British lion looked good...
...Prime Minister! Mr. Prime Minister! What did you and Badoglio talk about...