Walter Audisio

Walter Audisio
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 16 May 1963 – 4 June 1968
Constituency	Piedmont
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 15 May 1963
Constituency	Cuneo
Personal details
Born	(1909-06-28)28 June 1909 Alessandria, Italy
Died	11 October 1973(1973-10-11) (aged 64) Rome, Italy
Resting place	Campo Verano
Political party	PCI
Occupation	Accountant
Nickname	Colonnello Valerio
Military service
Allegiance	National Liberation Committee
Branch/service	Garibaldi Brigades
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	Italian Civil War

Walter Audisio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter auˈdiːzjo]; 28 June 1909 – 11 October 1973) was an Italian partisan and communist politician, also known by his nom-de-guerre Colonel Valerio. A member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II, Audisio was involved in the death of Benito Mussolini, and personally executed the dictator and his mistress Clara Petacci according to the generally accepted account of the event.