The same provincial leader, Parini, concludes that the impression in the city remains extremely strong and hostility towards the Germans has significantly increased. Mussolini is a better prophet, who, upon learning about the massacre, reportedly said: “Il sangue di piazzale Loreto lo pagheremo molto caro”.

As soon as the news of the massacre spreads, workers from several factories in Milan stop working. At Pirelli, the workers raise a large sign that reads “TEMOLO.”