Italian military officer and commander before and during World War II
Marshal
Ettore Bastico
Bastico in 1942
Governors-general of Italian Libya
In office 19 July 1941 – 2 February 1943
Preceded by
Italo Gariboldi
Succeeded by
Giovanni Messe
Personal details
Born
(1876-04-09)9 April 1876 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died
2 December 1972(1972-12-02) (aged 96) Rome, Italy
Military service
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service
Royal Italian Army
Years of service
1896–1943
Rank
Marshal of Italy
Commands
Army of the Po
Battles/wars
Italo-Turkish War
World War I
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Operation Crusader
Battle of Gazala
Battle of Bir Hakeim
Axis capture of Tobruk
Battle of Mersa Matruh
First Battle of El Alamein
Battle of El Agheila
Battle of Tripoli (1943)
Ettore Bastico (9 April 1876 – 2 December 1972) was an Italian field marshal who served as the commander of Axis forces in North Africa from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army, he served as the governor of the Italian held Aegean islands and of Libya. After his time in the army, he became a military historian and published several books.
EttoreBastico (9 April 1876 – 2 December 1972) was an Italian field marshal who served as the commander of Axis forces in North Africa from 1941 to 1943...
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in the Battle of Guadalajara, Roatta was replaced by EttoreBastico on April 15, 1937. Bastico immediately initiated a reorganization of the CTV: the...
relieved because of his alleged lack of cooperation with Rommel. General EttoreBastico took his place. From 1942 to 1943, Gariboldi commanded the Italian Army...
1940 to 25 March 1941 Italo Gariboldi 25 March 1941 to 19 July 1941 EttoreBastico 19 July 1941 to 2 February 1943 Giovanni Messe 2 February 1943 to 13...
Pitt 2001 unless indicated. Comandante Superiore: Generale d'Armata (EttoreBastico) Panzer Armee Afrika (Generaloberst Erwin Rommel) Deutsches Afrika Korps...
Military offices Preceded by EttoreBastico Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa 2 February 1943 – 13 May 1943 Succeeded by No successor Government...
Superiore Forze Armate in Africa Settentrionale (Generale d'Armata EttoreBastico) 55th Infantry Division "Savona". Division z.b.V. Afrika to 28 November...
1959–1960), 4th President of the Italian Republic (b. 1891) December 2 – EttoreBastico, Italian field marshal (b. 1876) December 9 William Dieterle, German...
February 1945 Italy Vice Admiral Luigi Sansonetti, 18 January 1942 Marshal EttoreBastico, 5 December 1942 General Enea Navarini, 21 December 1942 Colonel General...
included the soon-to-be-renowned Ariete Armoured division under General Ettore Baldassarre. Meanwhile, the Germans hastily assembled a motorized force...
was the commander of the Italian forces at the Battle of Stalingrad. EttoreBastico was the overall commander of the Axis forces in North Africa from 1941...
Vittorio Raffaelli the commander of engineers and the corps commander, General Ettore Baldassarre on 25 June while they were moving between the lead columns intending...
Germany Commanders and leaders Marie-Pierre Kœnig Dimitri Amilakhvari EttoreBastico Erwin Rommel Strength 3,703 men 45,000 men Casualties and losses 141...
Arrondo Manuel Goded Llopis Manuel Hedilla Manuel Fal Conde Mario Roatta EttoreBastico Hugo Sperrle Strength 1936 strength: 446,800 combatants 31 ships 12...
Anti-Jewish and Anti-Arab violence erupted in North Africa when Rommel and EttoreBastico regained territory there in February 1941 and then again in April 1942...
South African Artillery Corps Supreme Commander North Africa: General EttoreBastico Lieutenant-General Gastone Gambara Corps assets: Three batteries of...
Italian chief of staff at Comando Supremo and the governor of Libya, EttoreBastico. Rommel wanted to withdraw to Tunis as soon as possible and the others...
and Ugo Cavallero became a Marshal of Italy on 1 July, followed by EttoreBastico on 12 August. In the wake of the victory at Tobruk, Rommel persuaded...
Mussolini Rodolfo Graziani Pietro Badoglio Italo Balbo Ugo Cavallero EttoreBastico Prince Umberto Adolf Hitler † Albert Kesselring Wilhelm List Alexander...
1940) Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter, poet (d. 1958) April 9 – EttoreBastico, Italian field marshal (d. 1972) April 11 – Paul Henry, Irish artist...
infantry forts. The Army of the Po—formed in November 1938 under General EttoreBastico—was composed one corps of two armoured divisions (equipped with L/3...
(370 km) east of Tripoli. Rommel had, with the agreement of Field Marshal Bastico, sent a request to the Italian Comando Supremo in Rome to withdraw to Tunisia...
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