This podcast episode explores Italy's role during World War II, focusing on the influence of fascism under Mussolini and the lesser-known actions taken by Italian doctors to save Jews during the war. It highlights Italy's territorial ambitions in northern Africa and the Mediterranean and sheds light on the Italian perspective in understanding the country's involvement in the war. The transcript emphasizes the subjugation and discrimination faced by Jewish people in Italy due to anti-Semitic laws enacted by Mussolini. It also discusses the German occupation of Italy and the resistance faced by Italian citizens, as well as the collaboration between the Vatican and a hospital on Tiber Island to protect Jewish individuals. The episode uncovers the remarkable story of Syndrome K, a fabricated disease invented by Italian doctors to deceive the Nazis and protect Jewish patients. It concludes by discussing the fate of Mussolini and the Nazis, highlighting the ultimate defeat of fascism.
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