[silcoon]

Did they? I’m pretty sure that’s just political propaganda of the regime.

[mikkupikku]

I don't think they actually pushed the mob out, but evidently they did succeed in pissing off the mob enough to make the mob happy and willing collaborators with the Allies.

[oriettaxx]

a couple of links about this

https://historycollection.com/the-mafias-secret-role-in-help...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborations_between_the_Uni...

[null_deref]

I learned about it in the article.

> Under Mussolini, Moorehead argues convincingly, the Mob merely became dormant.

I did some googling and seems like this is a popular belief.