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Annibale Bergonzoli
Bergonzoli in 1941
Nickname(s)
"barba elettrica" (Electric Beard or Electric Whiskers)
Born
(1884-11-01)1 November 1884 Cannobio, Kingdom of Italy
Died
31 July 1973(1973-07-31) (aged 88) Cannobio, Italy
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Royal Italian Army
Years of service
1911–1941
Rank
Generale di Corpo d'Armata (Corps General)
Commands held
XXIII Corps
Battles/wars
Italo-Turkish War
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
World War I
Italian front
Spanish Civil War
World War II
North African campaign
Battle of Bardia
Battle of Beda Fomm (POW)
Awards
Gold Medal of Valour Military Order of Savoy
Annibale Bergonzoli (1 November 1884 – 31 July 1973), nicknamed "barba elettrica", "Electric Whiskers", was an Italian lieutenant general who served during World War I, the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1940 he commanded the defences of Bardia, Libya. In February 1941, after the disastrous Battle of Beda Fomm, Bergonzoli surrendered to Australian forces.[1] He was held as a prisoner in India and the USA before being repatriated to Italy. Bergonzoli settled in his birthplace, Cannobio, and died there in 1973.
^Antony Beevor (5 June 2012). The Second World War. Little, Brown. p. 181ff. ISBN 978-0-316-08407-9.
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