The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Alfonso Ollearo

Ollearo, Alfonso

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of December 1885

† 28th of November 1957

Promotions

1926-06-13 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1926-03-31)
1932-06-03 Colonel (Seniority from 1932-05-07)
1937-01-11 Brigadier-General (Exceptional merits)(Seniority from 1937-01-01)
1939-08-17 Major-General (Seniority from 1939-06-30)
1942-12-07 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1942-10-29)

Service

1924-04-05 1929-11-01 Attached to the Army General Staff
1929-11-01 1931-10-01 Attached to 11th Field Artillery Regiment
1931-10-01 1932-06-03 Attached to the Secretariat, Supreme Commission for Defence
1932-06-03 1932-06-12 At disposal
1932-06-15 1934-09-21 Commanding Officer 5th Field Artillery Regiment
1934-09-21 1935-10-16 Commandant of Reserve Officer's Cadet School Moncalieri
1937-01-11 Attached to the Ministry of Colonies
1939-09-07 1941-06-28 General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca" [France - Greece]
1942-08-24 Director-General of Non-Commissioned Officers & Troops, Ministry of War
1942-08-24 1943-09-09 General Officer Commanding XXII Corps [France]
Joins the Italian Social Republic
1943-12-31 1944-06-25 Under-Secretary of State for the Army, Ministry of National Defence, Italian Social Republic
Picture source: Courtesy of Giovanni Pinna