Question: in 1943 Mussolini was placed here when he was forced out of office? 

Answer: after the 25 of july 1943 mussolini was emprisoned by the italians in the gran sasso mountain, but in september the nazis rescued him and helped him to establish a puppet state in northern italy, while the south was being liberated by the allies. the puppet state was called repubblica di salò after its capital.
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