The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Riccardo Balocco

Balocco, Riccardo

Lieutenant-General

* 30th of March 1883

† 6th of October 1964

Promotions

1917-10-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1926-12-05 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-05-30)
1935-01-01 Brigadier-General
1937-09-09 Major-General (Seniority from 1937-07-01)
1941-03-16 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1941-01-01)

Service

–1919-11-01 Commanding Officer Genova Artillery Workshop
1919-11-01 –1922-08-16 Unemployed
1922-08-16 –1923-10-05 Attached to 11th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
1923-10-05 –1925-11-16 Instructor at the War School
1925-11-16 –1926-11-16 Attached to Military Division Torino
1926-11-16 –1928-09-30 Instructor at the War School
1928-09-30 –1929-09-10 Attached to the Ministry of War
1929-09-10 –1929-10-07 On special mission to Hungary
1929-10-07 –1930-01-16 Attached to the Ministry of War
1930-01-16 –1931-06-15 Chief of Office of Coordination of Central Administration, Ministry of War
1931-06-15 –1933-06-16 Commanding Officer 18th Field Artillery Regiment
1933-06-16 –1934-10-05 Military Attaché to Albania
1934-10-05 –1935-01-01 Commanding Officer 10th Corps Artillery Regiment
1935-01-01 –1935-02-01 Attached to Udine Corps
1935-02-01 –1936-10-01 Commanding Officer Artillery, Udine Corps
1936-10-01 –1937-09-09 Chief of Staff, Army of Bologna
1937-09-09 –1939-05-24 General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division "Del Timavo"
1939-05-24 –1940-06-05 General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division "Sassari"
1940-06-05 –1942-02-18 General Officer Commanding V Corps
1942-02-18 –1942-03-10 Attached to the Ministry of War
1942-03-10 –1942-06-20 Secretary-General of the Supreme Defence Commission
1942-06-20 –1945-01-09 Unemployed (convalescing)
1945-01-09 –1945-04-29 Attached to the Ministry of Defence
1945-04-29 Retired
Picture source: From: "Storia della Artiglieria Italiana, Parte IV, Volume XII", 1950