Surrender or perish: OTD in 1945 a general strike and insurrection is called in Milan to drive the nazi-fasctist forces out of the city. It’s Liberation Day.
Surrender or perish: OTD in 1945 a general strike and insurrection is called in Milan to drive the nazi-fasctist forces out of the city. It’s Liberation Day.
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[The original announcement by Sandro Pertini, the future seventh President of the Republic](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Pertini_proclama_lo_sciopero_generale_a_Milano_25_aprile_1945.ogg)
>Cittadini, lavoratori! Sciopero generale contro l’occupazione tedesca, contro la guerra fascista, per la salvezza delle nostre terre, delle nostre case, delle nostre officine. Come a Genova e Torino, ponete i tedeschi di fronte al dilemma: arrendersi o perire.
>Citizens, workers! General strike against the German occupation, against the fascist war, for the salvation of our lands, our homes, our workshops. As in Genoa and Turin, confront the Germans with the dilemma: surrender or perish.
A few hours after the proclamation, Benito Mussolini flees from Milan. The next day he’ll be caught by the italian partisans.