[PAR] [TLE] George E. Bria [SEP] George Emil Bria (March 2, 1916 – March 18, 2017) was an Italian-American journalist who worked for the Associated Press (AP).  He spent part of his early career as a war correspondent covering the Italian Campaign of World War II, reporting on the surrender of German forces and witnessing the corpse of recently deceased Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.  Bria later became the chief AP correspondent at the United Nations and retired in 1981.  He also wrote gardening columns, tending to his own vegetable garden in Westchester County, New York, after retiring. [PAR] [TLE] Death of Benito Mussolini [SEP] The death of Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, occurred on 28 April 1945, in the final days of World War II in Europe, when he was summarily executed by Italian partisans in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy.  The "official" version of events is that Mussolini was shot by Walter Audisio, a communist partisan who used the "nom de guerre" of "Colonel Valerio".  However, since the end of the war, the circumstances of Mussolini's death, and the identity of his killer, have been subjects of continuing confusion, dispute and controversy in Italy.
[PAR] [TLE] George E. Bria [ SEP ] George Emil Bria ( March 2 , 1916 – March 18 , 2017 ) was an Italian - American journalist who worked for the Associated Press ( AP ) . He spent part of his early career as a war correspondent covering the Italian Campaign of World War II , reporting on the surrender of German forces and witnessing the corpse of recently deceased Italian dictator Benito Mussolini . Bria later became the chief AP correspondent at the United Nations and retired in 1981 . He also wrote gardening columns , tending to his own vegetable garden in Westchester County , New York , after retiring . [PAR] [TLE] Death of Benito Mussolini [ SEP ] The death of Benito Mussolini , the deposed Italian fascist dictator , occurred on 28 April 1945 , in the final days of World War II in Europe , when he was summarily executed by Italian partisans in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy . The " official " version of events is that Mussolini was shot by Walter Audisio , a communist partisan who used the " nom de guerre " of " Colonel Valerio " . However , since the end of the war , the circumstances of Mussolini 's death , and the identity of his killer , have been subjects of continuing confusion , dispute and controversy in Italy .
Which Italian-American journalist for the Associated Press spent his early career covering the Italian Campaign of World War II, following the death of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini?
Which Italian - American journalist for the Associated Press spent his early career covering the Italian Campaign of World War II , following the death of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini ?
George Emil Bria
George Emil Bria