uss ol ini ' s ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁dict ator ▁visited ▁K obar id ▁( then ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁Cap or etto ). ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁put ▁off ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute , ▁most ▁probably ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁pressure ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁intelligence , ▁which ▁opposed ▁such ▁an ▁action ▁in ▁times ▁when ▁M uss ol ini ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁agreement . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁An schluss ▁of ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁T IG R ▁expanded ▁its ▁activity ▁to ▁neighbor ing ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁foc using ▁primarily ▁on ▁bomb ▁actions ▁against ▁cru cial ▁infrastr ucture : ▁rail ways , ▁and ▁high - vol t age ▁power ▁lines . ▁The ▁actions ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁regime , ▁which ▁dis closed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁T IG R ▁cells ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 / 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁T IG R ▁were ▁condem ned ▁for ▁esp ion age ▁and ▁terror ism ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Tri este ▁trial ; ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁( V ik tor ▁Bob ek , ▁Ivan ▁Ivan č ič , ▁Simon ▁Kos ▁and ▁Ivan ▁V ad nal ) ▁were ▁executed ▁in ▁Villa ▁Op icina ▁near ▁Tri este