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September 14, 1943

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MUSSOLINI'S DEATH SEEN IN NAZI 'COUP'; Berne Views It as Possibly Behind Berlin Stories, Which Say He Is in the Reich MUSSOLINI'S DEATH SEEN IN NAZI 'COUP'

By Daniel T. Brighamby Telephone To the New York Times

BERNE, Switzerland, Sept. 13 -- Berlin's announcement of the "liberation" of Benito Mussolini by Nazi parachute troops and members of Adolf Hitler's Elite Guard was subjected to considerable doubt in diplomatic quarters here today. Lavish German broadcasts and dispatches today about popular "enthusiasm" in occupied Europe over Mussolini were being closely scrutinized.

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Notable Births

Irwin Goodman

1943Irwin Goodman, Finnish singer-composer and guitarist (died 1991)[†]

Antti Yrjö Hammarberg, professionally known as Irwin Goodman, was a Finnish rock and folk singer. He started as a protest song singer in the folk boom of the mid-1960s; his humorous songs, often mocking the authorities, became favorites of the Finnish people; Goodman singalike contests are still held by some pubs for entertainment.

Marcos Valle

1943Marcos Valle, Brazilian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer[†]

Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. Valle is credited for popularizing bossa nova in the 1960s.

Notable Deaths

1943Jacob Gens, head of the Vilnius Ghetto government (born 1903)[†]

Jacob Gens was the head of the Judenrat and Jewish Ghetto Police of the Vilna Ghetto. Originally from a merchant family, he joined the Lithuanian Army shortly after the independence of Lithuania, rising to the rank of captain while also securing a college degree in law and economics. He married a non-Jew and worked several jobs as a teacher, accountant, and administrator.

Historical Events

Wehrmacht

1943World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.[†]

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe. The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term Reichswehr and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's efforts to rearm Germany to a greater extent than the Treaty of Versailles permitted.