The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Mario Roatta

Roatta, Mario

General

* 2nd of January 1887

† 7th of January 1968

Promotions

1917-10-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-01-01 Brigadier-General (Exceptional merits)
1937-02-11 Major-General (War merits)(Seniority from 1937-02-08)
1939-08-17 Lieutenant-General (seniority from 1939-07-19)
1942-03-18 General (Designated)
1943-07-23 General (Seniority from 1943-07-01)

Service

1919-08-31 1920-01-04 Attached to Military Division Livorno
1920-01-04 Attached to Bari Corps
1924-08-31 Attached to the Ministry of War
1924-08-31 1926-01-15 Attached to the Central School of Infantry
1926-01-15 1926-02-06 Attached to the Ministry of War
1926-02-06 1930-12-15 Military Attaché to Poland
1928-02-23 Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the King
1929-03-25 1930-12-15 Military Attaché to Finland
1930-12-15 1933-07-01 Commanding Officer 84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia"
1933-07-01 1934-01-16 Chief of Staff, Bari Corps
1934-01-16 1936-09-XX Head of Military Intelligence Service
1936-12-XX 1937-02-16 General Officer Commanding Italian Troops in Spain
1937-02-16 1937-04-XX General Officer Commanding Corpo di Truppe Volontarie [Spain]
1937-XX-XX 1938-XX-XX General Officer Commanding Division "Flechas" [Spain]
1938-XX-XX 1939-07-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1939-07-01 1939-11-10 Military Attaché to Germany
1939-11-10 1941-03-24 Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Acting Chief of the Army General Staff
1941-03-24 1942-01-20 Chief of the Army General Staff
1942-01-20 1942-02-05 General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Yugoslavia]
1942-01-20 1943-02-05 General Officer Commanding Slovenia-Dalmatia General Headquarters
1943-02-05 1943-06-01 General Officer Commanding 6th Army
1943-06-01 1943-11-18 Chief of the Army General Staff
1943-XX-XX General Officer Commanding Rome General Headquarters
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