20 September 1880 Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy
Died
13 September 1943 (aged 62) Frascati, Lazio, Italy
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Royal Italian Army
Years of service
1900–1943
Rank
Marshal of Italy
Commands held
Chief of the Defence Staff
Battles/wars
Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Order of the German Eagle (1st class)
Ugo Cavallero (20 September 1880 – 13 September 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. He was dismissed from his command due to his lacklustre performance, and was arrested upon the fall of Benito Mussolini's regime. Cavallero was later freed by the Germans, but refused to collaborate and was found dead the following day.
UgoCavallero (20 September 1880 – 13 September 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. He was dismissed from his command...
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1940, he resigned from the General Staff. Badoglio was replaced by UgoCavallero. By early 1943, there was a wide held belief by the military elite that...
the First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July) had been defeated. Marshal UgoCavallero was temporarily made commander of Axis forces in Egypt, while Lieutenant-General...
the organization of the hierarchical structure undertaken by Marshal UgoCavallero, he was placed at the head of Delease, the Delegation of the Italian...
leaders Wilhelm List Maximilian von Weichs Rudolf Veiel Sepp Dietrich UgoCavallero Alexandros Papagos Henry Wilson Thomas Blamey Bernard Freyberg Strength...
Duke of Aosta of his forthcoming assignment and appointed General UgoCavallero, military superior commander over East Africa. Duke of Aosta was appointed...
Pietro Badoglio, was dismissed on 6 December 1940. His replacement, UgoCavallero, submitted proposals for the Stato Maggiore's complete reorganization...
weeks in command by the Italian Royal Army's chief of staff, General UgoCavallero. Soddu was born in Salerno on 23 July 1883. His father was a Sardinian...
Africa Orientale" (1937) "L'evoluzione dell'arte della guerra" (1930) UgoCavallero Rodolfo Graziani Marshal of Italy Douhet, Giulio; The Command of the...
with Meleke Tsahai, meeting with him 27 November.) On 1 June, General UgoCavallero moved north to surround Abebe, and keep him from returning to Menz,...
Germany Italy Commanders and leaders Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery UgoCavallero Erwin Rommel Strength XIII Corps (Eighth Army): 4 divisions Panzer Army...
subordinates; Rommel was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall on 22 June, and UgoCavallero became a Marshal of Italy on 1 July, followed by Ettore Bastico on 12...
September 16 – Alfred Noyes, English poet (d. 1958) September 20 – UgoCavallero, Italian field marshal (d. 1943) September 22 – Christabel Pankhurst...
distance for the Eighth Army to 1,500 mi (2,400 km). On 24 November, UgoCavallero agreed to withdraw 200 mi (320 km) west to Buerat, 50 mi (80 km) beyond...
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Kingdom of Italy
Royal Italian Army