The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Marshal of Italy Ettore Bastico

Bastico, Ettore

Marshal of Italy

* 9th of April 1876

† 2nd of December 1972

Promotions

1917-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-08-XX Colonel
1928-06-03 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1928-06-01)
1932-05-29 Major-General
1937-10-21 General (Designated)(War merits)
1942-08-12 Marshal of Italy

Service

1917-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 50th Infantry Division
1917-XX-XX Intendant, 6th Army
1917-11-20 1918-02-XX Chief of Staff, 25th Infantry Division
1918-02-XX 1918-10-XX Chief of Staff, 28th Infantry Division
1918-10-XX 1919-10-XX Chief of Staff, 32nd Infantry Division
1919-10-15 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1919-10-XX 1923-XX-XX Instructor at the Naval Academy
1923-07-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1923-07-01 1927-07-01 Commanding Officer 9th Bersaglieri Regiment
1927-07-01 1927-11-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1927-11-01 1929-XX-XX Commandant of Central Military School of Physical Training
1928-06-03 1929-07-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1929-07-01 1931-01-01 Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Brigade
1932-01-01 1932-05-31 Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Celere Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1932-06-01 1933-09-17 General Officer Commanding 1st Celere Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1933-09-17 1934-04-XX General Officer Commanding Territorial Military Division Bologna
1935-05-01 General Officer Commanding 16th Infantry Division "Fossalta"
1934-05-01 1935-11-20 General Officer Commanding 1st Black Shirt Division "XXIII Marzo" [East Africa]
1935-11-20 1936-09-01 General Officer Commanding III Corps [East Africa]
1936-09-01 1936-12-24 Attached to the Ministry of War
1936-12-24 1937-04-07 General Officer Commanding Alessandria Corps
1937-04-07 Attached to the Ministry of War
1937-04-XX 1937-10-XX General Officer Commanding Corpo di Truppe Volontarie [Spain]
1938-05-16 Attached to the Ministry of War
1938-05-16 1938-11-11 Designated General Officer Commanding 2nd Army
1938-11-11 1940-06-01 Designated General Officer Commanding Army of Po
1939-04-17 1941-02-11 Member of the Commission for the Armed Forces, Senate
1940-06-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-11-28 1941-07-18 General Officer Eagean Islands General Headquartesr
1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Governor-General of Dodecanese Islands
1941-07-19 Attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
1941-07-19 1943-01-31 Commander in Chief North Africa
1942-XX-XX Governor-General of Libya
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis