Umberto II of Italy (Racconigi, Kingdom of Italy in 1904 – Geneva , Switzerland in 1983) was the last King of Italy, occupying the throne from the abdication of his father in May 1946 until the referendum that proclaimed the Republic on June 2 of that year. Family Origins He was born on September 15 [...]
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Umberto II of Italy
May 11th, 2013 
admin Giuseppe Tellera
November 14th, 2012 admin General Corps of the Army, the gold medal for military valor, commander of the Tenth Army was the most senior killed in action in World War II. Military Career After attending the High School, at eighteen he was admitted inModenaMilitaryAcademy, from which he emerged in 1902 with the rank of lieutenant. In 1905 he was [...]
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No Comments »Vittorio Ambrosio
September 8th, 2012 admin Vittorio Ambrosio participated in the Italo-Turkish War and the First World War. In 1942, during World War II, he was Chief of Staff of the Army. From 1 February to November 1943, he was Chief of the General Staff. Biography Youth, military career and the Great War Born in Turin, July 28, 1879, he entered [...]
Posted in Axis Commanders, Italian Commanders Tags: ambrosio, fascist regime, world war ii No Comments »Francesco Mimbelli
August 12th, 2012 admin This article is about an Italian officer in World War II. He participated in Battle of Crete, Eastern Front and so on. Francesco Maria Mimbelli (Livorno, April 16, 1903 – January 26, 1978) was an Italian admiral. He served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was awarded the gold medal for [...]
Angelo Iachino
August 11th, 2012 admin This article is about a Italian officer of Regia Marina during World War II. He participated in Battle of Cape Spartivento, Battle of Taranto, Battle of Cape Matapan and so on. Angelo Iachino, sometimes reported as Angelo Jachino (Sanremo, April 24, 1889 – Rome, December 3, 1976), was an Italian admiral. The figure of Admiral Angelo [...]
Inigo Campioni
August 1st, 2012 admin This article is about an Italian officer of Regia Marina during World War II. He participated in Battle of Calabria, Battle of Taranto, Operation White, Battle of Cape Spartivento, Dodecanese Campaign and so on. Inigo Samples (Viareggio, November 14, 1878 – Parma, May 24, 1944) was an Italian admiral who served in the Navy during [...]
Galeazzo Ciano
July 12th, 2012 admin Gian Galeazzo Ciano, Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari (born on March 18,1903 inLivorno, died on 11 January,1944 inVerona) was an Italian politician and diplomat. Life Galeazzo Ciano was the son of Costanzo Ciano, who commanded a frigate captain of the Italian Navy in World War II, together with Gabriele D’Annunzio, the famous coup in [...]
Benito Mussolini
July 8th, 2012 admin Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (born on July 29, 1883 at Dovia di Predappio in the province of Forlì-Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna in Italy, died on April 28, 1945 at Giulino di Mezzegra), was an Italian journalist and statesman. Founder of fascism and multilingual (he was fluent in French, the English and German), he was [...]
Giuseppe Bottai
June 27th, 2012 admin Giuseppe Bottai (Rome, September 3, 1895 – Rome, January 9, 1959) was an Italian politician. He was governor of Rome, the Corporations Minister and Minister of National Education. Giuseppe Bottai was born inRomein 1895 by a family of Tuscan origin and he completed his law and enrolled in the outbreak of the First World War [...]
Giuseppe Castellano
June 27th, 2012 admin Giuseppe Castellano (Joseph Castellano) (Prato, September 12, 1893 – Porretta Terme, July 31, 1977) was an Italian general. Signed, on behalf of Italy, the Armistice of Cassibile of 3 September, 1943, which ended the war between Italy and the Allied powers. Biography The military career Joseph Castellano was born in Pratoin 1893, a family of [...]
