Which of these events occurred on the Italian mainland as Allied forces moved across the island of Sicily during the summer of 1943?

As Allied forces advanced through Sicily in the summer of 1943, opposition to Mussolini grew in Italy. On July 25, 1943, the king dismissed Mussolini as prime minister and had him arrested, removing him from power. Therefore, the event was “Mussolini was removed from power.”

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