Italian History: Mussolini’s Use of the Fascist „Tscheka“ on Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti knew what was coming. When the thugs grabbed him on the afternoon of June 10, 1924, at a bridge over the Tiber in the Flaminio residential area, he fought back with all his might. He hit his abductors, shouted for help, and likely threw his parliamentary pass onto the street. In any case, the document was found shortly afterwards at the spot where the socialist politician had been dragged into a black Lancia Trikappa by five men.