Italian senior officer in the Royal Army before and during World War II
Italo Gariboldi
Born
20 April 1879 Lodi, Kingdom of Italy
Died
3 February 1970(1970-02-03) (aged 90) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Royal Italian Army
Years of service
1898–1943
Rank
General
Commands held
30 Infantry Division Sabauda V Corps Tenth Army Italian Army in Russia
Battles/wars
World War I
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
North African campaign
Eastern Front
Battle of Stalingrad
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Italo Gariboldi (20 April 1879 – 3 February 1970) was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army (Regio Esercito) before and during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by German dictator Adolf Hitler for his leadership of Italian forces in the Battle of Stalingrad.[1]
^Adolf Hitler, Max Domarus (ed). Hitler: Speeches and proclamations, 1932-1945. Bolchazy-Carducci, 2004. P. 2777.
ItaloGariboldi (20 April 1879 – 3 February 1970) was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army (Regio Esercito) before and during World War II. He...
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deserto. 1941–1943: le armate italo-tedesche in Africa settentrionale [The wolves of the desert. 1941–1943: the Italo-German armies in North Africa]...
the 10th Army. On 25 March 1941, Graziani was replaced by General ItaloGariboldi. Graziani remained mostly inactive for the next two years. During his...
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governed by a podestà. Italo Balbo 1 January 1934 to 28 June 1940 Rodolfo Graziani 1 July 1940 to 25 March 1941 ItaloGariboldi 25 March 1941 to 19 July...
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fuel carried in the wheels. Comandante Superiore:Generale d'Armata ItaloGariboldi Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK) under Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel 5th...
Italian Libya, Marshal of the Air Force Italo Balbo. Supreme Headquarters had the 5th Army (General ItaloGariboldi) in the west and the 10th Army (Lieutenant-General...
Romanian Fourth Army Italian Eighth Army (Arrived 11–15 August) (General ItaloGariboldi) II Corps (G. Zanghieri) XXXV Corps (G. Messe) Alpini Corps (G. Nasci)...
Italian Libya, Marshal of the Air Force, Italo Balbo. Supreme Headquarters had the 5th Army (General ItaloGariboldi) and the 10th Army (General Mario Berti)...
leaders Adolf Hitler Erich von Manstein Erhard Raus Edwald von Kleist ItaloGariboldi Gusztáv Jány Petre Dumitrescu Joseph Stalin Fyodor Kuznetsov Dmitri...
subordination to Germany, but Mussolini overruled them. Italian General ItaloGariboldi took command of the newly formed ARMIR from General Messe. As commander...
Dumitrescu Mihail Lascăr Other Axis members Viktor Pavičić (Croatia) ItaloGariboldi (Italy) Gusztáv Jány (Hungary) Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Hazi Aslanov...
Afrikakorps and the Luftwaffe. When war was declared, the 5th Army (General ItaloGariboldi) was in Tripolitania the western Libyan province and the 10th Army...
Dumitrescu Mihail Lascăr Other Axis members Viktor Pavičić (Croatia) ItaloGariboldi (Italy) Gusztáv Jány (Hungary) Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Hazi Aslanov...
Dumitrescu Mihail Lascăr Other Axis members Viktor Pavičić (Croatia) ItaloGariboldi (Italy) Gusztáv Jány (Hungary) Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Hazi Aslanov...
Dumitrescu Mihail Lascăr Other Axis members Viktor Pavičić (Croatia) ItaloGariboldi (Italy) Gusztáv Jány (Hungary) Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Hazi Aslanov...
were technically subordinate to Italian commander-in-chief General ItaloGariboldi. Disagreeing with the orders of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW...
Dumitrescu Mihail Lascăr Other Axis members Viktor Pavičić (Croatia) ItaloGariboldi (Italy) Gusztáv Jány (Hungary) Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Hazi Aslanov...
Global Information
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Royal Italian Army